Hybrid Workspace have become extremely popular, and businesses are increasingly willing to give employees opportunities to work from the place where they desire.
“Treat your employees right so they won’t use your Internet to look for new jobs. – Mark Zuckerberg”
At these times this wisdom from the Facebook founder should be pondered over like never before. The 2020 corona pandemic impacted millions of lives and has given room for a traditional workspace model to transform into a hybrid one for a better employee experience.
A ‘hybrid workspace’ is a concept in which employees are not required to work from a central location and are given the opportunity to work from home or at a workspace near their residence.
Picture a scenario where a business has a central office in Connaught Place, Delhi, and employs workers from all of Delhi/NCR. Therefore, an employee from Gurgaon or Noida would then be spending approximately 3 hours travelling back and forth from their office. Such a lengthy travel entailing being stuck in traffic for hours drastically affects employees’ well-being as well as their productivity in the office.
The Solution:
A hybrid model of working where businesses could book seats at coworking spaces in Gurgaon and Noida for the respective employees living in that area. Therefore, employees living in Gurgaon would be working there and would thus avoid the long travel.
Cumulatively they would be saving 60 hours a month (approximately 3 days). And that’s a lot of time that could be spent on productive work or even for leisure.
Added benefits of a Hybrid Workspace Solution:
- Easier to retain and attract female workforce having primary care responsibilities:
- Increased Diversity:
- Reduced expense for employees:
Attracting and retaining women having family responsibilities is always a challenging task for businesses. However, with a hybrid approach, women with such responsibilities could save hours in travelling and would thus be able to maintain the work environment enforced upon by society while maintaining independence by working in a business.
Diversity in a workspace has plenty of benefits and a hybrid working environment makes it easier for employees with mental or physical illness to join the workforce.
With rising fuel prices and metro tickets, travelling is just getting more expensive. A hybrid workspace would thus help to reduce significant travelling expenses.
How could Qdesq help:
Qdesq is India’s largest marketplace for flex office spaces, offering a one-stop solution for managed workspace procurement. We are the market leaders with more than 4000 centres listed on the platform across 65+ cities pan India (including Tier I & II ) and 5000+ desk bookings every month.
With Qdesq, you could book flexible day passes, virtual offices, or lease a number of seats at a coworking space with flexible terms. Our corporate real estate experts would always be there to guide you at every step and eventually transform the tend to be the hectic process of leasing into a very smooth one.
