Making work more human

Flexible work is here to stay. To reap the benefits, organisations must adopt a human-centric approach that balances organisational objectives with employee wellbeing.

Putting people at the centre

Economist Impact, supported by Google Workspace, conducted an updated global survey, which informed the creation of a first-of-its kind flexible work barometer. The barometer measures companies’ progress on the adoption, implementation and evaluation of flexible work models.

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How does your organisation compare?

Benchmark your flexible working policies and practices against our survey of 900 executives across four regions and seven industries. Take our short questionnaire to assess whether your organisation is keeping pace with the flexible working evolution.

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Work policy design

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Work policy design

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Implementation

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Evaluation and improvement

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Culture and strategy

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Work policy design

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Playbook

Economist Impact, sponsored by Google Workspace, has designed a “Toolkit for building human-centric hybrid work models”, presenting values and practices that can help organisations to succeed in a hybrid work environment.

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