As tech companies across the country begin to offer more long-term work-from-home options, experts believe there will still be a role for the traditional office space in the future.
In April, a Statistics Canada survey indicated that 4.7 million Canadians began to work remotely as part of measures meant to limit the spread of COVID-19, while another 2.1 million Canadians were already working from home before the outbreak began.Some tech companies, including Shopify, Google, Facebook and Twitter, have all began offering extended work-from-home options for their employees.
However, Zabeen Hirji, executive advisor for Future of Work, believes the offices aren’t going anywhere, even as more people shift home. Hirji also served as the chief human resources officer at the Royal Bank of Canada for 10 years and said some employees were still hesitant to work from home as the company began offering more options to do so.
Hirji said the employees she’s talked to also have concerns with working from home, including less productivity, lengthy virtual meetings and missing a social interaction with colleagues.
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