Future Of Work Report 2023: Remote And Flexible Working

More than two years after most major markets lifted pandemic restrictions, the remote and flexible working boom they spurred remains a major trend: 88% of employers report a workforce that is at least partly hybrid, and 23% say their workforce is mostly or entirely hybrid (see figure 3 below). Furthermore, most employers continue to support flexible working, with solid majorities saying they have redefined core hours to accommodate remote work (63%) and have plans to evaluate employees based on productivity rather than hours worked (68%).

Yet despite the ubiquity of hybrid working, flexible working accommodations are less common than in 2021, with the shares of respondents adjusting core hours and planning productivity-based appraisals each dropping more than 15 percentage points.