Fewer Leaves and Greater Worries – More Crucial Findings on the Impact of Remote Work

Survey findings from Namely, Citi, Perceptyx, StaffCircle, and KPMG highlight some radical outcomes of remote working

Paid time off (PTO) requests decrease with the transition to remote work, finds Namely

Namely, the HR platform for mid-sized companies, released its findings on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on “paid time off” requests.

As remote work orders became mainstream in March 2020, Namely’s platform saw a year-over-year decline in PTO requests (only 27%).

In April 2020, employees requesting PTO plunged to 18%, and by May 2020, as restrictions started to lift, PTO requests were on the rise again (24%).

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Citi discovers a new world of remote work

In a report titled A New World of Remote Work, Citi reveals how COVID-19 has fast-forwarded existing trends and quantifies the possible impact of these trends on the future of workOpens a new window .

The report found that 113 of 483 occupations can be performed remotely and that those 113 occupations employ 52% of the workforce.

The survey also found that remote workOpens a new window has increased the number of virtual meetings, which may reduce business travel. On the other hand, the shift to remote work has highlighted inequalities in the workforce – well-paying jobs can be performed remotely, whereas low-paying jobs cannot.

Fathers are more concerned about caregiving than mothers, finds Perceptyx

Perceptyx, the employee survey and people analytics platform, found that for working parents, fathers are likely to worry more than mothers. In fact, caregiving responsibilities emerged as the topic with the highest percentage of fathers responding with a “moderate amount” or “great deal” of worry, a full 18 percentage points higher than mothers.

This may be because they are less familiar with the demands of juggling both work and caregiving. For working mothers, however, the stresses associated with caregiving are familiar and were well-documented long before COVID-19.

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Employees have not received appraisals during the lockdown, reveals StaffCircle survey

A survey of 1,000 employees commissioned by StaffCircle, along with OnePoll, revealed that only half of the employee appraisals took place since lockdown began.

Significant highlights of the survey are:

• 54% claimed that management “had not enforced appraisals” during the lockdown
• 47% of employees still use paper forms and rely on face-to-face appraisals in an office
• Over half think an online “appraisals” platform would have prevented theirs being skipped during the lockdown

Employees will let go of their privacy to prevent the spread of the pandemic, finds KPMG

According to a pulse survey of 1,000 workers by KPMG, 75% of Americans are thinking more about data privacy issues amid COVID-19. Yet, most are willing to share their personal information to keep others safe and to return to work faster.

Some surprising findings include:

• 85% of Americans would share their COVID-19 diagnosis with their employer to get back to work more quickly.
• 67% of Americans would share their location data if it could help the country track COVID-19 cases.
• 67% of Americans say they would share their lifestyle information (specifically what could contribute to COVID-19 exposure) with their employer to help get back to work faster.

Steve Stein, Principal, Co-Lead, KPMG Privacy Services- “For return-to-work programs to be successful, it is critical that organizations balance health and safety, regulatory requirements, and the necessity of collecting employee/visitor personal data. They also need to design and adopt solutions with built-in safeguards to protect how employee data is collected, stored and used. This will require organizations to take an adaptable, risk-based approach, supported by modern technology, to safely reopen their workplaces.”

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