Want to work from home? You may not get a pay rise or a promotion: More than 80% of bosses say they want to link rewards with going back to the office, survey finds
Do you want to work from home? You may not get a raise or promotion: More than 80% of bosses say they want to link rewards to a return to the office, research shows
- 83% of bosses say they are likely to link promotion to office attendance
- 63% predict full-time office work by 2026 as pessimism reigns among managers
- Britons work from home an average of 1.5 days, higher than the international average
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Four out of five bosses plan to tell employees they will not get extra pay or promotions unless they return to the office, a survey has found.
Recent attempts by companies such as Lloyds to have staff work in the office just two days a week have been met with outrage.
Now it appears bosses are preparing to crack down on those who still resist.
In a poll of 150 bosses at accounting giant KPMG, 83 percent said “it is likely that financial rewards and promotion opportunities will be linked to a return to office work practices.”
That percentage was even higher, at 87 percent, in KPMG’s global survey of 1,300 CEOs, conducted in August and September.
Only 63 percent predict full-office working will occur by 2026 as workers fight back against plans to force them back to their desks (Stock Image)
Jon Holt, CEO of KPMG UK, which commissioned the research, said: ‘There is no denying that remote working versus back to the office can cause tensions’
But bosses appear pessimistic about achieving a quick return to the five-day working practice – with more than a third not expecting to see this in three years.
In Britain, 63 percent predict full office working by 2026, rising to 64 percent among business leaders worldwide.
Jon Holt, CEO of KPMG UK, said: ‘There is no denying that remote working versus back to the office can cause tensions between leaders and employees.
‘These are major problems with major consequences for our lives.
“But CEOs hoping to return to an all-office world will need to work carefully and thoughtfully with colleagues to get it right.”
The finding is the latest evidence of the tug-of-war between managers eager to return to pre-pandemic norms and staff who prefer to stay home.
Many politicians and business leaders argue that a return to normality is necessary to restore business productivity and revitalize city centers.
Many politicians and business leaders argue that a return to normality is necessary to restore business productivity (Stock Image)
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt wants office working to become the ‘standard’, with Britons working from home more often than other Europeans
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said he wanted working from the office to be the ‘default’.
Yet figures from this summer show that Britain is the homeworking capital of Europe, with workers logged in from home an average of 1.5 days a week, compared to an international average of 0.9 days.
Mr Holt said coming to the workplace is a matter of ‘wellbeing’ for younger workers.
He said: “They are a generation whose early work experience has been shaped by Covid and the cost of living.
“As leaders, we have a duty to nurture and support their careers and well-being. And it’s probably good for those younger colleagues to spend at least some of their time in the office.”
But Mr Holt added that issuing an “all hands on deck” order was an oversimplified response to a “complex issue” that would not work for all businesses.
“Some form of hybrid working is likely to remain a useful way to attract and retain the good people whose CEOs know their business needs,” he said.