Asia Pacific’s workforce is entering a new phase of workplace evolution, where flexibility, wellbeing, and skills development are becoming as important as salary in attracting and retaining talent.
According to JLL, as hybrid work becomes more permanent, with 71 percent of Asia Pacific workers now subject to mandated office attendance, employee perception of the office is shifting. Notably, 75 percent of the workforce now view return to office policies positively. However, employees are increasingly demanding greater control over their time, more supportive workplace environments, and stronger opportunities to prepare for the future of work.
JLL’s 2025 Workforce Preference Barometer gathers insights from 3,100 office workers across nine markets in Asia Pacific employed at organizations with more than 1,000 staff members and representing sectors from finance to tec
