New research published in The Australian suggests that employers will could have a difficult time enticing workers back to the office.
Professional services firm PwC has canvassed the views of 32,500 workers in 19 countries on issues such as telecommuting in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey has found that 16% of Australians want to keep working from home permanently, while just 10% want to resume office-based work. Most notably, nearly 75% favour a combination of office and remote working.
Meanwhile, 42% of Australian respondents said they would be open to having their performance monitored by technology such as sensors and wearable devices:
