Why worker loyalty is at a breaking point
Source: https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20210721-why-worker-loyalty-is-at-a-breaking-point
Author: unknown
Date: 2 october 2021
Due to COVID-19, many employees finded out that they were actually able to do their job remotely. Because of the increasing number of vaccinating people nowadays, employers want their people back on the work floor. This causes resistance to some employees, simply due to the fact that employees needs and preferences have changed. If people feel pressed to return to the pre-pandamic way of working, millions are choosing to quit instead. This transformation leaves a fundamental shift in power dynamics away from employers and towards workers. But what make employees less committed? This is because of several reasons:
1. Employees have gained new perspective to what’s important to them;
2. People define themselves less to their job;
3. Employers are less emotionally attached to their employer.
Just pushing people getting back to the office will probably cause ‘quitters’. The only way to order staff back is to do this in an appealing way.
This article shows us that working remotely may become the future. It also shows that many employers find it difficult to deal with, which I can fully understand. What is important to keep in mind is that people want to stay flexible in their jobs. Working at home may have promoted that. So, to stay an attractive employer at the labour market nowadays, it is important to understand the needs of your employees. I guess this will be a new way of competing amongst other businesses. Ofcourse it stays important to see each other in person. I therefore agree with Anthony Klotz that they only way to get people back at the office is to do it in an attractive and appealing way.
