Although working from home has certain benefits, there are many difficulties in implementation. Let’s review the benefits and challenges of WFH. 

Taiwan WFH Survey reveals why people prefer WFH

In Taiwan, 104 Data invited 2,755 Taiwanese employees and 2,637 Taiwanese employers to share their thoughts on new ways of working. Among them, 37.7% of employees are or have been WFH, and 58.1% of entrepreneurs provide WFH.  

Benefits of WFH in Taiwan

Based on the report, 66.1% of employees think WFH can make their time more flexible. 64.8% prefer WFH because they can sleep more without commuting. 56.5% think WFH can help them save money, such as dressing and make-up costs, meals out, transportation costs, etc.  

On the other hand, 45.6% of employers believe that adopting WFH will help them save money by eliminating the need for employees to return to the office, e.g., office rent and utilities. 41.8% feel WFH helps to enhance employee self-management; 29.8% think WFH can increase employee satisfaction and help retain and recruit talent. 

More importantly, both companies (82%) and employees (70%) believe that WFH improves people’s life-work balance. 

Challenge of WFH implementation 

Even though WFH has lots of benefits for employees and employers in Taiwan, the report shows that people still do not think it is the best solution for future work.

Misconceptions about WFH 

WFH is not an employee benefit, it is one of the measures to improve work efficiency. There are still 14% of companies and 27% of workers who misunderstand WFH as a part of employee benefits. 

In fact, WFH is used to meet the needs of employees and enhance their job satisfaction. It is more important to give employees flexibility in their work than just to give employees WFH. 

WFH is not a no-cost work approach 

Many companies think that WFH means they don’t need to rent offices or pay work allowances to employees. 

In fact, you may still have some equipment that needs to be in the office. It’s wiser to evaluate office usage and space ratios before deciding whether to continue renting office space. 

In addition, employees need good network support to have a good WFH experience, so employers still need to pay their network allowance. 

Not suitable for all enterprises 

As mentioned above, some jobs are not suitable for WFH, so you need to consider whether the job area can meet the WFH requirements.

Otherwise, it will be ineffective and a waste of time and resources to force the implementation. 

Requires self-disciplined and self-motivated staff 

The quality of employees is an important factor in the implementation of WFH. If your employees are passive at work, there is no way to ensure that they are as productive in WFH as they are in the office. 

In addition, new employees are not suitable for WFH because they do not yet have a clear understanding of the company’s working standards. Therefore, there is no guarantee that they will know how to work on their own initiative. 

Hybrid working is more suitable for Taiwanese than WFH

In summary, the 104 report shows that working from home has certain benefits, but there are many difficulties in implementation.

On the other hand, the report points out that employees and employers prefer hybrid working in Taiwan now.  

The employees (65%) and the employers (29%) in Taiwan said that they changed their minds and supported hybrid work with “3 days in + 2 days of WHF” as the best solution. 

What is hybrid working? 

Hybrid work is an approach that combines work at home and work in the office and takes into account the needs of the individual. 

It provides sufficient flexibility in work, including customized flexible working hours, workplace, and workflow by employees themselves, and allows them to work in the public workspace in the office.    

As a result, employees are able to enjoy a personalized work schedule and combine it with a co-working style within the company to create an organized and efficient work model. 

What setup can support a hybrid office?  

A hybrid office should use a functional office management system, which helps Singapore employees use office resources efficiently, such as rooms, desks, and office equipment, and support them to have remote work and virtual meetings with their colleagues in the office.       

ONES is one of the famous all-in-one smart office systems that can help you to easily implement hybrid working at ease which can easily help you to perform virtual meetings, desk hoteling, and digital office management with our Room Booking, Desk Booking, and Visitor Management feature.     

Contact us: hello@ones.software, or visit ONES Software official website for more information: https://ones.software/.    

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Each Meeting Room must accommodate the appropriate number of people, as well as contain the necessary settings and equipment. What you only need is a Meeting Room Booking System.

What is a Meeting Room Booking System (MRBS)?

A Meeting Room Booking System (MRBS) (房間管理系統) is used to reserve conference rooms and boardrooms. Also, it suits shared workplaces.

Employees can use the system to reserve and manage conference rooms, guests, services, video conferencing, lockers, or any other area through a single platform. If the meeting schedule changes, all relevant modifications are made immediately, keeping everyone involved in the know. 

Meeting Room Booking System can help you to adopt a hybrid working style. Some studies have shown a 73% increase in the need for meeting rooms in hybrid office spaces.

Meeting rooms in flexible workspaces provide the ideal in-between office space, providing a solution that is both professional and casual enough to be used on an as-needed basis.

Schedule your meetings with your phone

Booking a Meeting Room in advance should not be more difficult than the meeting itself.

ONES All-in-One Smart Office System has made booking your next Meeting Room a breeze. Download our mobile app or open our web app on your tablet or iPhone to gain instant access to a booking system that is designed to make your life easier when it comes to scheduling meetings.

Our Meeting Room Booking feature is intended to help you find the right Meeting Room at the right time while also keeping your colleagues informed.

Our real-time office map reveals an interactive live view for quickly finding and managing available hot desks, meeting rooms, car parks, etc. You can easily find available space in our app and on the floor display. 

ONES Meeting Room Booking System makes it simple to schedule meetings. There’s no need to double-check everything to make sure the proper meeting place is available at the desired time slot or whether your colleague is still available – it’s all right there, just a few clicks away.

Contact us: hello@ones.software, or visit ONEs Software official website for more information: https://ones.software/. 

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Meanwhile, hybrid working is one of the major concerns for Taiwanese workers as they will consider if the company can provide a hybrid working option when they change jobs, based on the Cisco survey.

What Taiwanese workers want

In January 2022, 104 Data invited 2,755 Taiwanese employees and 2,637 Taiwanese employers to share their thoughts on new ways of working.

The study results are illuminating: 82% of those who have worked from home think that hybrid working policies can boost employee satisfaction, while 79% agree that they can increase corporate satisfaction.

However, when it comes to working styles, employers and employees have opposing views.

Employers prefer that their employees come into the office, but employees prefer hybrid work or working from home. Both sides, however, prefer to work three days in the office and two days at home.

Learn more about hybrid working: A Full Guide to Hybrid Work: What is hybrid work model and why it is important? 

Hybrid working improves well-being

Cisco’s latest global hybrid work study shows that hybrid working improves five areas of well-being.

According to the research, 60% of Taiwanese employees surveyed believe that their job quality has improved due to the hybrid working model, and more than half of the employees believe that their productivity has improved.

More than two-thirds said their mental health had improved. While one-third said there had been no change, 42.8% said their social well-being had improved.

For example, for financial well-being, 81% of Taiwanese employees believe that they have saved a lot of money through the hybrid office in the past year;

They saved an average of NT$4,320 per week and NT$226,105 a year. Transportation (87%) and food and entertainment (73%) are the areas where Taiwanese employees save the most.

Reducing expenses for employees also helps to retain talent. 75% of the respondents said that when considering changing jobs, they would take the saved expenses into consideration.

It is clear that hybrid working is here to stay, and for good reason as employees and businesses alike see tangible benefits across key indicators – from improved overall employee wellbeing to better productivity and work performance.

Anupam Trehan, Director, People and Communities, Cisco India & SAARC

Taiwan companies need to get prepare for hybrid working

Microsoft believes that flexible hybrid work models are here to stay. Over 70% of employees want flexible remote work options to continue, and 65% want more in-person time with their teams and collaboration in the workplace.

Although hybrid work has become a widely accepted working model among Taiwanese employees, only a quarter of employees believe that their companies are “fully prepared” for the future of hybrid offices. There are still gaps in resource policies and procedures.

104 Data study identifies key success criteria for hybrid work and work-from-home policies, including flexibility and productivity, a culture of trust, clear corporate goals, and enough efficient software and hardware.

Meanwhile, hybrid and work-from-home roles increased by 4.6 times in the last three years but only accounted for 1.5% of the recruiting market, indicating that innovative modes of working still have a long way to go in Taiwan.

What should you do for your hybrid office now?

If employers want to retain their talent, they must accommodate what employees want and make changes to incorporate a hybrid work model.

Flexibility is required as the workforce places a greater emphasis on worker well-being and better work-life balance. Whether corporations like it or not, hybrid work appears to be here to stay.

ONES is one of the famous all-in-one smart office systems that can help you to easily implement hybrid working at ease.  You can easily perform virtual meetings, desk hoteling, and digital office management with our Room Booking, Desk Booking, and Visitor Management features.   

Feel free to contact us for more detail to implement your hybrid office!

Contact us: hello@ones.software, or visit ONES Software official website for more information: https://ones.software/.   

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