US EditionThe Pandemic Gave Workers Power. Now Employers Are Taking It Back
UNITED KINGDOM, JUL 15 – A UK poll by recruitment firm Hays shows 38% of workers report worsened wellbeing due to stricter office attendance, with financial worries cited by 59% as a key factor.
- Major employers including the federal government and Target have been calling workers back to the office in 2023 and 2024 across Minnesota and nationally.
- This shift followed a momentum change beginning in 2022 as a hot labor market and high prices cooled and worker power receded to near pre-pandemic levels.
- Although employees and employers initially agreed that remote work boosted productivity and satisfaction after the pandemic, managers now face high stress and diminished wellbeing without needed support.
- Aaron Sojourner indicated that return-to-office mandates represent a shift in leverage toward employers, noting that currently, employees should not assume they will easily secure another job offer.
- These trends imply workers face mounting challenges securing new roles amid economic uncertainty, while employers regain leverage through return-to-office policies and cooling labor dynamics.
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The Independent (US)Workers fear being forced back into office, survey finds
Female respondents were more likely to report the positive effects of a hybrid working model
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