![]() The COVID-19 pandemic has shown that flexibility can work for both employees and employers, and flexible working is the new currency for attracting and retaining top talent. “Employees’ willingness to change jobs in the current economic environment is a game-changer. Liz Fealy, EY Global People Advisory Services Deputy Leader and EY Global Workforce Advisory and Solutions Leader, says: Despite the apparent willingness to move jobs for more flexible working arrangements, most employee respondents (76%) say they are satisfied with their jobs, and almost all (93%) say they plan to stay in their current roles for the following 12 months. Attitudes to job retention differ by age, with millennials twice as likely as baby boomers to quit. Those most likely to stay in their current roles include baby boomers, individuals with 10+ years of tenure, and those in government or education roles. The job roles most likely to move jobs include managers/leaders, those with technology or finance roles, and caregivers. More than half (67%) believe their productivity can be accurately measured irrespective of location. When pandemic restrictions ease in their countries, 22% would prefer to work full time in the office, with 33% of employee respondents saying they want a shorter working week altogether. On average, employees would want to work between two and three days remotely after the pandemic. By comparison, 40% want flexibility in where they work. Given the choice, more than half of employee respondents (54%) would choose flexibility in when they work. The survey finds that nine in ten employees want flexibility in where and when they work. ![]() It explores employee attitudes and experiences to work throughout the pandemic and into the “next normal”. The survey – one of the largest global surveys of its kind – canvassed the views of more than 16,000 employees across 16 countries and multiple industries and job roles. More than half (54%) of employees surveyed from around the world would consider leaving their job post-COVID-19 pandemic if they are not afforded some form of flexibility in where and when they work, according to the EY 2021 Work Reimagined Employee Survey. Continued technology investment is key to employee experience.Half of respondents believe organizational culture has improved.Nine in ten respondents want flexibility in where and when they work, with millennials twice as likely to quit as baby boomers.
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