Four-day weeks and flexible hours remain top of list
New research from ManpowerGroup & Thrive has revealed that:
- 45% of workers want to choose their own work start and end times.
- 64% want to switch to a four-day week
- 71% need trust in leadership to thrive
- 34% want to choose where they work based on their daily needs
- Well-being is an crucial strategy for hiring and business success
The What Workers Want: From Surviving to Thriving at Work data also revealed that workers are need their employers to help them shift from surviving to thriving, prioritising flexibility along with factors such as trust, purpose, and well-being.
While flexibility may be a lasting result of the pandemic, it requires individualisation. Workers are demanding choice, autonomy, and consideration for their well-being.
The highest talent shortages in 16 years indicate that workers at almost every level and in every sector have the upper hand and employers need to pay attention.
Leaders must be willing to to listen, adapt, and think differently about how to approach flexibility, not just flexible working.
Arianna Huffington, Founder & CEO of Thrive said: “This is a time of constant change and disruption, but it’s also a once-in-a-generation opportunity to redefine how we work and live. Forward-thinking companies need to do away with the zero-sum idea of work and life reflected in the myth of ‘work-life balance’ by embedding well-being into the workflow itself, and investing in our most important resource: our people.”
