Go back to the office? Some workers would rather sacrifice half their pay – and their holidays

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Owen Hughes

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Owen Hughes

| August 24, 2021 — 12:00 GMT (13:00 BST)

| Topic: CXO

Back to the office? Not so fast, say employees

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Employees have strong feelings about returning to the office, to the extent that a new survey suggests many workers would rather sacrifice a portion of their salary or give up paid holidays if it meant they never had to set foot there again.

A survey of 3,500 US workers commissioned by GoodHire, an employment screening service provider, found that more than two-thirds (68%) would choose remote working over working from an office — a sentiment that has been echoed thoroughly by white-collar workers who have enjoyed the freedom and flexibility of working from home during the pandemic.

So hesitant are employees to return to the office, in fact, that 61% of those surveyed said they would be willing to take a pay cut in exchange for being able to work from home permanently. Some even suggested they’d sacrifice up to 50% of their current wage to do so.

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Owen Hughes

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Owen Hughes

| August 24, 2021 — 12:00 GMT (13:00 BST)

| Topic: CXO