According to a June 2022 Gallup survey, almost half of U.S. workers have jobs that they need to do on-site, in industries such as manufacturing, transportation, health care, education, and service. Many workers in these sectors would love the option to work from home but can’t. Yet they want flexibility and autonomy too.
Research: The Flexibility Options Your On-Site Employees Want
Gallup surveyed more than 5,700 fully on-site workers in the U.S. to find out which flexibility options are available to them — and which would entice them to switch jobs.
May 29, 2023
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Summary.
Gallup surveyed more than 5,700 U.S. workers in industries such as manufacturing, transportation, health care, education, and service to understand which flexibility options their employers were offering and which flexibility options would entice them to switch jobs. The most commonly offered options (relaxed dress code, flexible start and end times, choice over which days they work per week) were not the ones that employees most valued (increased PTO, four-day workweek, remote or WFH options).