Hybrid Work Reduces Employee Attrition

• A study published in the science journal Nature (Bloom, N., Han, R. & Liang, J. Hybrid working from home improves retention without damaging performance. Nature 630, 920–925 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07500-2) found that hybrid work significantly reduced attrition among non-managers and women, had no negative impacts on performance reviews of employees during the study period, and found that views on the hybrid work productivity improved after the study period.

Hybrid Workers Improve Overall Productivity

• A study published by the US Bureau of Labour Statistics (https://www.bls.gov/opub/btn/volume-13/remote-work-productivity.htm) found that total factor productivity growth was positively associated with the rise in the percentage of remote workers. This is attributed mainly to the cost savings experienced by employers associated with remote work. The study found that "a 1 percentage-point increase in the rise in the percentage of remote workers is associated with a 0.08 percentage-point increase in TFP growth."

Hybrid Work Improves Job Satisfaction, Productivity, Mental Health and Morale

• An EKOS study published in Policy Options (https://policyoptions.irpp.org/2024/04/work-from-home-persists/) surveyed workers and supervisors and found remote/hybrid/work from home had significant positive impacts for both workers and supervisors. 69% of workers said it improved their job satisfaction, 66% said it improved productivity, and 65% said it improved their mental health. 69% of supervisors said it improved morale, and 55% said it improved productivity (only 16% said it had a negative impact on productivity).

Canadians Support Hybrid

• A Spark Insights survey polled public opinion on remote work in Canada. 81% of Canadians said remote work was good for employees, 66% believed it improved productivity, and 85% said either remote or flexible hybrid work was the best approach for companies. (https://www.sparkadvocacy.ca/insights/2024/09/most-canadians-think-flexible-work-arrangements-are-good-both-for-productivity-and-for-employees)

Hybrid Work is Good for the Environment

• A study published by Carleton University's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering found that remote work reduced the carbon footprint of workers in the National Capital Region from between 25% to 64% (https://carleton.ca/hbilab/wp-content/uploads/Final-report-Quantifying-the-net-impact-of-hybrid-work-on-greenhouse-gas-emissions.pdf)