The world of work has been turned upside down in recent months due to the pandemic, and teleworking has almost become a norm in many companies, which workers appreciate, according to a survey by the firm ADP released Wednesday morning.
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The results of this probe show that 6 out of 10 Quebecers prefer to telework every day, or 3 to 4 days a week, without seeing their wages reduced.
“We also notice that Quebecers and Ontarians are less likely to have returned to work, and are the most anxious [au pays] with the idea of going back, ”Giorgiana Munteanu, a senior human resources advisor at ADP, said in an interview on Le Québec Matin.
Yet, a strong majority of workers 87% believe that their employer has taken all the necessary precautions to protect them from COVID-19.
“It makes us think that maybe it is not the fear of being infected with COVID that makes people not want to go back, but a preference for working from home,” Munteanu said.
In addition to teleworking, several other measures put forward during the pandemic could become permanent, in order to keep its employees.
In the ADP poll, only 14% of people interviewed said they were eager to return to their workplace, a figure that has fallen since May, while a previous ADP survey noted that 33% were eager to return to work. office.
In addition, 18% of employees do not want to return to the workplace at all.
In light of these numbers, Munteanu argues that employers will need to continue to be flexible and listen to employees in order to keep them within their company.
Here are the survey results
Most Quebecers would prefer to work remotely, with the same compensation
– 6 out of 10 Quebecers (59%) would prefer to work remotely at least three days a week;
– 68% would not consider accepting reduced compensation for working remotely;
– Only 4% would accept a reduction in pay for working fewer hours.
Expectations for remote work and career development
– Quebecers are more inclined to think (64%) that remote workers have the same chances of promotion and career advancement, compared to 45% for the national average.
The future of work should be more flexible, according to Quebecers
– More than a quarter of employed Quebecers (28%) would prefer to work flexible hours;
– More than a quarter (29%) believe that employers will offer more flexible work options in the next five years;
– More than a quarter (27%) believe that employees will work remotely in the future.
Quebecers are anxious about returning to work
– Less than half of Quebecers (47%) say they have returned to their workplace, compared to 53% for all Canadians, and while 63% of those residing in the West of the country, and 67% of Atlantic Canadians have returned.
-14% are eager to return to their workplace, a figure that has fallen since May, when a previous ADP survey found 33% were anxious to return to the office.
– 18% do not want to return at all.
– 14% feel anxious about going back.
Quebecers are more likely to think that their employer has taken all the necessary precautions to protect them from COVID-19
– 87% of Quebecers think so
– An increase of 10 percentage points compared to April, when 77% of Quebecers believed that their employer had taken all the necessary measures.
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