Over half of employees reported that flexible or hybrid work is most important to them, compared with only a quarter who said that career progression takes precedence.
Yet, executives and working parents continue to place emphasis on career growth. The survey found that managers are 80 per cent more likely, and parents are 50 per cent more likely, to favour career progression over job flexibility. “With so many working Canadians still feeling the isolation and other mental health effects of working from home, more employers are paying attention to how connected their workforce feels to their organizations,” Paula Allen, global leader and senior vice-president of research and total wellbeing at LifeWorks, said in the press release.
More than one-third of employees said they believe their career opportunities would be limited if they were to work from home, while nearly two in five disagreed.