WORKPLACE SURVEY REPORT
2023
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In our first Mace Operate Workplace Survey Report of the post-pandemic era, we reached out to our global network of corporate real estate professionals to gather insights around what’s changed since our last survey, how they’ve adapted to the new normal, what has been effective in terms of encouraging return to the workplace, and how employers and employees now see the workplace as a place to fulfil their purpose.
About this report
As the workplace is redefined to be versatile, to support wellbeing, collaboration and employee experience, employer and employee respondents reported many shared views.
Almost half of those surveyed expect to work in the office for two or more days per week and, whilst data is being used to help more effectively manage space, there are opportunities highlighted by our survey results to take technology further and deliver exceptional workplace experiences.
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Ross Abbate
Sonya Verny
Global Head of Business Development
ross.abbate@macegroup.com
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87%
of respondents placed interaction with people and workplace culture as the main benefits of going into the office.
Our survey shows that how workplaces facilitate in-person collaboration is central to workplace motivation, corporate resilience and effective hybrid working. Employees and employers see eye-to-eye on this with their top three benefits of going into the office aligning.
of respondents have updated their office design and 27% are planning to, 55% fewer than were planning design change in 2021.
Most businesses have already made or are making changes to their workplaces to offer greater flexibility and encourage employees back to the workplace, to foster collaboration, improve company culture and employee experience and it's working...
39%
of respondents ranked redesign to support activity-based and collaborative working the most effective way to encourage a return to the office, with this either the first or second placed most effective measure.
60%
of respondents saw company culture as a priority for their workplace.
Company culture was the most selected priority for our respondents, with over a 100% increase in selection from respondents overall as compared to our survey results in 2021. 7% more employer respondents saw company culture as a priority than at employees level though - with employees seeing more collaboration as their lead workplace benefit.
77%
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