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Corporate execs expect teleworking to remain long after coronavirus is gone

Posted at 10:05 AM, Jun 09, 2020
and last updated 2020-06-09 13:05:41-04

Widespread teleworking is likely to well outlast the Covid-19 pandemic.

At least, that’s the opinion of 77% of human resources leaders from major American companies surveyed by the Conference Board, a member-driven think tank aimed at looking ahead on business issues.

The survey gathered responses from 152 HR leaders in late April in the thick of coronavirus business closures and stay-at-home orders.

Even a year after the pandemic substantially subsides there will be an increase in the number of employees working remotely for at least three days a week, more than two-thirds of respondents said.

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