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Canadian employees want short commutes, flex work post-pandemic: survey

bwolfe — Mon, 14 Jun 2021 19:00:43 +0000

A majority of Canadian employees want minimal commuting and flexible work arrangements post-coronavirus pandemic, according to a new survey by Angus Reid on behalf of IWG. Two-thirds (68 per cent) of respondents said they want their commute to be no longer than 30 minutes each way, with 31 per cent preferring a commute of no […]

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Offering commuting perks part of post-pandemic planning for employers

mdunne — Thu, 29 Apr 2021 13:02:25 +0000

For many Canadians, the coronavirus pandemic profoundly changed their daily commute: people used to catching a subway or driving or biking to work now commute just mere steps from their bedroom to their home office, couch or kitchen table. According to Statistics Canada, the pandemic prompted a five-fold increase in the number of Canadians teleworking […]

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Pandemic affecting employee well-being, work-life balance: survey

mschmit — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 11:15:38 +0000

While the coronavirus pandemic is increasing employee burnout globally, the impact differs across countries, according to a new work trends index by Microsoft Corp. The survey, which polled more than 6,000 information and frontline workers in eight countries, including Australia, Brazil, Germany, Japan, India, Singapore, the U.K. and the U.S., found more than 30 per […]

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Canadian workers want to maintain flexible, remote work after pandemic: survey

mschmit — Wed, 24 Jun 2020 11:15:05 +0000

While 87 per cent of Canadian employees who started working remotely for the first time during the coronavirus pandemic believe it will have a long-term impact on the way they work, just 22 per cent said their employer has confirmed working arrangements will be more flexible permanently, according to a new survey by technology solutions […]

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Flexible offices could contribute to local Canadian economies in next decade: study

mschmit — Thu, 21 Nov 2019 04:30:33 +0000

Flexible office spaces and co-working locations could contribute more than $13.7 billion to local Canadian economies in the next decade as they become more prevalent outside of major urban centres, according to a new study commissioned by global flexible working space firm Regus. The study found, on average, 144 new jobs are created in Canadian communities […]

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Vancouver workers want offices with commuter options, workplace experiences

mschmit — Thu, 26 Sep 2019 05:00:47 +0000

Office workers in Vancouver are increasingly placing high value on workplace amenities that influence healthy and eco-friendly choices, according to a tenant satisfaction study by GWL Realty Advisors Inc. The survey examined office design and building amenity preferences along with the commuting methods of 573 office workers at three Vancouver GWLRA-managed office buildings. In total, it canvassed […]

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Third of employees have left job for flexible working options

mschmit — Fri, 16 Aug 2019 05:15:36 +0000

A third (30 per cent) of employees said they’ve left a job because it didn’t offer flexible working options, according to a new survey by FlexJobs. The survey, which polled more than 7,000 workers, found 80 per cent would be more loyal to their employers if they had flexible working options and 52 per cent […]

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Work-home role ambiguity negatively affects commuters: study

mschmit — Mon, 27 May 2019 05:45:13 +0000

Employees who think about their upcoming role at work during their morning commutes are less likely to be negatively affected, according to a recent study by the Harvard Business School. The study noted the average commute time for employees is 38 minutes each way, meaning each commuter spends nearly 300 hours travelling between work and home in […]

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What are the benefits of offering commuting perks to employees?

mschmit — Thu, 22 Nov 2018 05:00:40 +0000

Commuting to work is part of daily life for many Canadians. In the 2016 census, Statistics Canada found 15.9 million citizens were commuters, spending an average of 26.2 minutes travelling to work each day. So how do employers make commuting easier? And how do they communicate perks, such as free parking, discounted transit passes and bike-friendly […]

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Location tops salary when employees consider job offers: survey

mschmit — Tue, 09 Oct 2018 11:45:07 +0000

Work location narrowly outranks work-life balance and salary as the most important factor when considering a job offer, according to a new survey by Ceridian HCM Inc. The survey, which polled nearly 1,700 workers in Canada and the United States who’d been offered a new job in the past year, found 68 per cent consider location the most important […]

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