Back to the office: Using technology to smooth the transition

Along with providing tools to communicate with all employees, technology can manage health and wellness information when needed. (Photo: Shutterstock)

With the rollback of the mask mandates and the decrease COVID – 19 infection rates, companies are considering what the return to the office will look like. Companies are scrambling to find ways to keep track of the changes while managing the safe return to work and addressing the needs of employees who will remain virtual. HR professionals will have a new set of requirements on their hands but there are ways to navigate the post-pandemic office paradigm that allows better employee engagement while managing safety. Technology can help make that transition easier for everyone, including HR and employees.

According to a January 2022 Pew Research Center survey, “61% of those working from home today say they do not want to return in person to their workplace, and 38% say their office is closed.” CBNC notes this is a “reversal from October 2020, when 64% of people were working from home because their office was closed, and 36% were doing so out of preference.”