Asia Pacific companies expect employees to spend more time in office

The majority of Asia Pacific companies intend to retain hybrid working arrangements even as employees return to the office on the back of easing COVID-19 restrictions across most of the region, according to CBRE’s latest survey.

The survey of more than 150 Asia Pacific companies reveals nearly 60 percent expect some form of hybrid working, ranging from an equal mix of office and remote working (28 percent), mostly office (24 percent), and mostly/fully remote (5 percent). Nearly 40 percent of respondents expect staff to work fully from the office, up from 26 percent in 2021. This contrasts starkly with the United States and EMEA, where only 5 percent or fewer companies expect staff to fully work from the office.

The overriding preference for office-based working in Asia Pacific signals healthy long