Organizations are Rewarding Employees for Returning to Work in Person. Here’s How...
And how intentional proximity bias can cause ethical issues.
Emma Atkinson, Ragan CommunicationsCompanies and organizations eager to bring their employees back into the office full-time are being met with resistance, discomfort and even the prospect of workers quitting rather than returning to in-person work.Many have turned to perks and benefits for workers who come back to the office, like Duolingo.Luis von Ahn, CEO of the online language learning company, told NPR that Duolingo’s “‘really good company culture’ is why employees ‘actually really honest to God want to be here.’”NPR’s Tovia Smith reports that events in Duolingo’s “homecoming week” included an ice cream social, a happy hour, free breakfast, lunch and dinner, plus full funding of employee “clubs” like skiing and wine-tasting.[RELATED: Learn how to Beat the Big Quit. Join us virtually on March 29]Some companies are going to far as to pay workers who return to work in person more than those who remain fully remote.Nicholas Bloom, an economist with Stanford University, told BBC’s Worklife that he’s seeing organizations move toward giving in-office workers salary increases, rather than docking remote workers’ pay.Continue reading here...
