Canadians most desire the freedom to attend personal needs during the workday, new research suggests.
The freedom to attend personal needs during the workday is the kind of flexibility that Canadians most want, new research suggests.of 3,000 current or recently employed Canadians, 29 per cent rank personal-needs flexibility as their most desired. This is followed by flexible work hours, which was preferred by 26 per cent, and work location flexibility, which was most appealing to 24 per cent.
Ms. Allen adds that the finding came as somewhat of a surprise, given the heightened emphasis on location-based flexibility policies, such as remote or hybrid work arrangements. “More people are focused on solving the issue of location, and not the issue of stepping away when needed, and that’s the thinking we want to change,” she said.
As work moved into the home during the pandemic, many Canadian workers became accustomed to balancing work-related responsibilities such as child care and caregiving. Now that they’ve enjoyed the flexibility to help their children with remote learning or check in on a loved one during the workday, few are ready to relinquish that freedom – and employers that take it away now could face some serious repercussions.
“There’s tension between employee preference and employer preference, and what’s stuck in the middle is the definition of flexibility,” said Darryl Wright, EY Canada’s talent and future of work leader. “One thing that is abundantly clear is that nine out of 10 employees that we surveyed want flexibility in not just where they work, but when they work.”
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