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Sponsored by: OTELCO

As Mainebiz has reported, including in late July, many employers statewide and nationwide are rethinking their usual needs for physical workspace.

Businesses are doing more business in person. But over the past year and a half, they've also become accustomed to hybrid mixes of onsite and virtual staffing; employees have found upside to working from home.

The recent resurgence of COVID-19 is now raising the stakes for employers as they make decisions about everything from future locations to work schedules to employee parking.

 

Is your business reconsidering its in-person operations or workspace plans because of the resurgence of COVID-19?
Yes (48%, 136 VOTES)
No (52%, 150 VOTES)
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Sponsored by: OTELCO

As Mainebiz has reported, including in late July, many employers statewide and nationwide are rethinking their usual needs for physical workspace.

Businesses are doing more business in person. But over the past year and a half, they've also become accustomed to hybrid mixes of onsite and virtual staffing; employees have found upside to working from home.

The recent resurgence of COVID-19 is now raising the stakes for employers as they make decisions about everything from future locations to work schedules to employee parking.

 

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3 Comments

  • August 25, 2021

    Our business has kept our Covid protocols in place, but many employees who worked offsite have returned to the office and do not want to go back to offsite work unless absolutely necessary. Wash your hands, keep your distance, and stay home if you feel sick, other than that, let's get back to work!

  • August 24, 2021

    Are the companies who are acting like it's 2019 not a pandemic in 2021 the same ones wondering why no one wants to work for them?

  • August 24, 2021

    Covid is a workplace safety issue. Any business that isn't implementung hybrid work models and other measures to protect their employees should answer to OSHA. Businesses also have an obligation to their customers and vendors to prevent the spread of covid.