Less than one in 5 workers primarily based in Melbourne’s CBD are spending 5 days per week within the workplace, a brand new examine has discovered.
The Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in its Melbourne CBD Return to Office Survey for December, has discovered 19 per cent of CBD-based workers are journeying into town every business day, with the bulk nonetheless working at residence two days per week or extra.
Paul Guerra, Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry CEO, mentioned the examine nonetheless confirmed a transparent enhance in workplace attendances.
“As well as the lifting of restrictions, employees are saying they are returning to the office because of the opportunity to reconnect with people, including collaborating with colleagues, networking, events and dining,” Mr Guerra mentioned.
“Being in the office means they can work face-to-face with their teams, share ideas, attend work events and enjoy everything else the CBD has to offer,” he mentioned.
According to the examine, working three days per week within the workplace proved to be the most well-liked association for CBD-based staff, with the mannequin presently utilized by 34 per cent of these surveyed.
There are 40 per cent of staff who’re spending two days per week or much less within the workplace, whereas seven per cent are nonetheless failing to return into the workplace in any respect.
The examine discovered greater than 50 per cent of companies had launched required minimal numbers of days to work from the workplace, and highlighted that 70 per cent of companies didn’t anticipate staff to return to work full-time.
It comes as a Property Council of Australia report discovered Melbourne’s workplace occupancy price to be among the many worst within the nation.
The report discovered workplace occupancy had reached 57 per cent in November, a rise from 45 per cent the earlier month, however nonetheless behind Sydney (59 per cent), Brisbane (67 per cent), Adelaide (74 per cent) and Perth (80 per cent).
