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PEOPLE | WORKPLACE SPECIAL
“ Organisations are starting to appreciate the value of an office environment that brings people together – the office as a destination ”
Sebastian Mann Regional Executive Director , Head of Design , CBRE Asia Pacific
But while the transition from remote to hybrid is happening , progress is slow . The UK reached a post-pandemic high of 30.6 % occupancy in June , according to Remit Consulting , while US occupancy hit a pandemic-era high of 43 % in April , reports Kastle Systems .
Employees aren ’ t rushing back , it seems . Caroline Pontifex , Director of Workplace Experience at KKS Savills explains that there are ‘ Learners , Leavers , and Leaders ’ and that it is the ‘ Leavers ’ – those employees whose lifestyles , attitudes and priorities changed during the pandemic – that organisations are finding it most difficult to re-engage back with the office . businesschief . com 61