We now have definitive proof that the traditional Monday-through-Friday, 9-to-5 is over for remote-capable employees. It’s based on a meta-analysis paper on productivity in hybrid, remote and in-office settings, published by researchers from Stanford University, the University of Chicago and the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México.

People will credit (or blame) the pandemic for this, but there's actually a much simpler reason: The traditional model is either less productive or more expensive than the alternatives, or both.

Hybrid work models, which combine remote and in-office activities, offer a balanced approach that has been shown to enhance both productivity and job satisfaction. This model allows for flexibility, enabling employees to work remotely while capitalizing on the benefits of face-to-face interactions for certain types of work that benefit from direct engagement, such as brainstorming sessions and complex project discussions.

Research has consistently found that hybrid workers exhibit an increase in productivity of 5 percent to 13 percent over in-office workers. They also report greater job satisfaction.

One randomized control trial found that productivity in hybrid settings is improved by approximately 4 percent. Self-assessments by hybrid workers corroborate these findings, with 3 percent to 5 percent increases in productivity. The international findings are similar, with positive reports from around the world.

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