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Brighter Futures

Hybrid working is about imagining new futures. Offices will be redesigned to support collaboration, and remote working will help in tackling the climate crisis. Even more so than its cost saving potential, hybrid’s benefit to the environment is undeniable.

 

Hybrid working has myriad benefits. Businesses can save enormously when it comes to renting office space. As Mark Higgins points out, if business owners are coming to the end of a lease, they now have the option of moving to a smaller premises: “A lot of corporate clients are looking at their office and thinking, we don’t need to have 100% capacity for our employee footprint. We can operate at 50%.” This is coupled with the fact that employees can arguably gain a better work-life balance, with a reduction in commuting time and a sense of greater autonomy.