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Post-pandemic attitudes to flexible working
Our Salary Guides and Market Reports have monitored 昀氀exible
working trends across cyber security, tech and governance roles
for over a decade. During that time, we’ve seen a signi昀椀cant shift
towards greater 昀氀exibility in workplaces.
And when Covid-19 lockdowns were introduced in the UK in 2020,
remote working became essential for many organisations if they
wanted to remain operational at the height of the crisis. Our experience was that the vast majority of employers rose to the challenge
of this ‘new normal’ admirably.
But will the ‘new normal’ remain the status quo?
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)
reports that 40% of businesses have experienced an increase in
昀氀exible working requests since the pandemic, while an estimated
2 million people left their jobs in the year to March 2023 due to poor
昀氀exible working opportunities.
Our research reveals similar trends. Approximately a third of
employers say the pandemic has had a long-term impact on their
employees, with 84% of these receiving more frequent requests for
part-time or 昀氀exible working arrangements.
98% of employers utilise
hybrid or remote working
Source: Barclay Simpson Client Surveys