Research released from Owl Labs, of over 2,000 full time employees, suggests that businesses need to improve their technology to retain and recruit top talent.
While the possibility of an office metaverse may seem a distant possibility, levelling up video conferencing tools
can be an immediate first step to make online meetings more engaging, with nearly a third (32%) of
employees saying there was room for video conferencing improvement.
The top tech that employees were keen to adopt in
their company include:
· improved video conferencing tech (32%)
· an office metaverse (27%)
· virtual reality (18%)
· augmented reality (12%)
· holograms or avatars (10%)
Other findings include:
· 65% of UK employees would
take a pay cut for a four-day work week
· The 'Great Resignation' is not over: 1 in
4 UK employees are actively seeking a new opportunity in 2022
· Over a third (37%) of UK employees
would decline a job if flexible hours are not offered to them
· Companies have already introduced forward
looking work benefits: 14% introduced a four-day work week, 26% introduced flexible working hours
· However, 47% of employees believe that proximity bias exists in the workplace