Were you one of the many employers that brought workers back in late spring, only to furlough or lay them off in early summer due to rising rates of the coronavirus? If so, you’re not alone, but now that your workers have been furloughed again the next question becomes: when can we really bring them back?
When?
A majority of North American employers expect that most of their furloughed workers will return to work by the first quarter (Q1) of 2021; however, relatively few employers expect this to be the case for laid-off employees. Although employers expect to have significantly more remote workers in the future compared with last year, many have yet to develop policies to encourage working from home. These are among the findings from Willis Towers Watson’s latest COVID-19 employer survey.
