As vaccine efforts continue to progress steadily, the return to the office is seemingly imminent.
Thirty-five percent of workplaces do not have a firm plan for fully reopening their office. Sixteen percent, however, planned to reopen in Q1, according to a survey by The Conference Board. Hanging in the balance is the ability to have protective policies in place so that the workplace population feels safe.
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“We are starting to see light at the end of the tunnel for the pandemic. Companies are better able to plan and make decisions about what is going to happen in the next six to twelve months,” says Brie Reynolds, career development manager at FlexJobs, a remote job searching platform.
Here are five things employers should consider when putting together a re-opening strategy to ensure a safer workplace: