How To Decide Who Will Go Back To The Office

The pandemic has created a host of new management issues for every executive team. One that looms is if all, or some, staff members should return to office-based work and if so, when. The decision about remote work policy is framed by two issues—safety and cost effectiveness. Hopefully, the two pending vaccines will ameliorate the safety issue for office work, when they are available. But the much debated question is whether office workers will return after the pandemic ends. For executive teams, this means evaluating whether it is more cost effective to have staff work remotely or work . . .