1、Th e H y br i d O f f i ce i n M a i n l a n d C hin a 1G r e a t e r C h i n a R e s e a r c hJuly 2023In-office and Remote Working Fusion:The Hybrid Office in Mainland China01P4-6Executive summary03P8-9What is a hybrid office?02P7IntroductionCONTENTS2 C ushman&Wake fie ld Res e arc h06P14-15Genera
2、l disadvantages09P36Key takeaways05P12-13General advantages08P31-35Hybrid office implementation What to consider?04P10-11General global trend07P16-30Findings from mainland ChinaTh e H y br i d O f f i ce i n M a i n l a n d C hin a 3In its simplest terms,a hybrid workplace model fuses in-office and
3、remote work to provide working flexibility to employees.Within a hybrid working system,employees on average experience more independence and in many cases an elevated work-life balance which often leads to greater employee engagement.The technology to facilitate a hybrid office working model has bee
4、n in existence for some time now,but organisations have generally been cautious to accept a more flexible way of working,especially in mainland China.During the COVID-19 pandemic,however,many organisations around the world had to rapidly adapt and implement a hybrid office working system simply to s
5、tay in business with the majority of employees in many cases,working from home.Going hybrid certainly offers a plethora of advantages to communities,to organisations and to office worker employees.Two of these advantages include;a greater freedom for employees WAKEFIELDto choose where and when they
6、work,and;the provision of choice in terms of when to work and where to work allows employees greater life flexibility.In other words,the ability afforded to employees to better plan,prioritise and complete both their work tasks as well as their living tasks,thus providing employees with a better wor