- The study shows constant resistance to RTO mandate
- Many workers say they will find a new job, or just leave if they are forced to go back to full time
- Women are more resistant to men, but BME workers also affected
A new study has revealed that the full -time return (RTO) attitudes in the office are still incredibly resistant, as workers look for more flexibility and productivity in their role.
Researchers from the Labor Force Survey (LFS) and the 50,000 response to the early 2022 and 2024 survey arrangements and attitudes (SWAA) surveyed by Kings College London (KCL) and Kings Business School researchers to find out whether or not to change the RTO’s mandate.
Surprisingly, the report states that many workers are still opposed to the policies, which have been said to be less than half (42 %) that they will be willing to return to the office full -time – and the overall data that showed this is “there is no clear trend of massive return to the office in the UK.”
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“Despite reports of the growing public announcement of CEOs and massive return of companies, we do not see any evidence on the basis of two widespread representative survey of the UK’s labor market,” said Professor Hijang Chung and research colleague Shia Yuan.
“We do not see any clear symbols of the workers returning to the office, nor do we see employers proof of banning workers’ homework prospects in their policies. In fact, we see the growing number of workers who can work at home.”
Overall, statistics show that home -working home (WFH) rates have been stable since 2022, more than a quarter of all workers say that the house is an important place of their work, and about 40 % of workers work at least once a week, with more than 25 % of the house.
The report shows that RTO’s mandates are about to break a potential contract for many workers, as half of the surveyors have said they will look for a new job instead of returning to their current employer full -time – which has increased by 40 % in the previous survey.
Women were more likely to find a new job (55 %) or to fully (9 %), compared to men (43 % and 8 %), more likely to comply with young mothers.
However, black and minority ethnic workers have been slightly compliant with returning to the office, which has led to a speculation of study because of the “job insecurity and discrimination of workplace”.
The authors concluded, “For HR leaders and policy makers, the message is clear: well -designed hybrid working models offer important benefits to both employers and employees who support equality, talent retention, cooperation and business flexibility.”
“The hard RTO mandate is not only in danger of changing these benefits, but can also create serious challenges for recruiting and maintaining the labor market, where flexibility has become a basic expectation.”
