Homeoffice Factor

● 24 February 2023

How many people are actually coming into the office now that hybrid work has become the norm?

● 24 February 2023

What should the office primarily offer? A quiet workspace, a meeting place, or a specific mix of both. By using this housing survey, you gain insight into how well your work, your company culture, and your home facilities allow for working from home and what this means for your office.

What does Homeoffice Factor mean?

Does hybrid working mean the office takes on a different role? Hybrid working makes it possible to work from home for many tasks. Company culture determines whether teams actually do this. A high score on company culture indicates that working from home is common practice. But even then, the office can still be a better place to work. The home situation and facilities also need to be taken into account. The score here indicates whether the home workspace is more or less suitable for (prolonged) remote working.

And when people do come into the office, what facilities are needed? What will happen to the occupancy rate (flex ratio), the number of workspaces, and the size of your office? By gaining insight into this, it becomes possible to determine what adjustments need to be made to the office environment.

Workplace Survey of the Netherlands

Below you will find an example of the survey results. In two weeks we will share the final results with you. Immediately after completing the survey, you will see the real-time interim standings. You will then find the average score of everyone who has participated. The top 3 reasons for coming into the office will also be shared with you. As soon as sufficient information is available, we will make breakdowns by department type, job function, or age, for example. We will keep you updated on this.

Percentage: the height indicates the possibility of working from home
Motivation to work from home: indicates why colleagues prefer to work from home
Motivation to come to the office: indicates why colleagues come into the office
Simultaneity factor: indicates at which moments during the week the peak in occupancy is visible

Workplace Survey for Your Organization

In addition to these general results, it is interesting to see how your own organization scores. Do your assumptions about the future behavior of your employees hold up? Is it in line with the average? Or are there differences within your company, or for specific teams? If you would like a workplace survey specifically for your own organization, please feel free to contact us. The tool will be tailored to your needs, you will have access to all collected data and, if desired, an analysis from a workplace perspective. Please note that there will be costs associated with this version.

Adaptability: indicates whether colleagues are willing to work from home or take time off on different days.
Company culture: indicates to what extent the company accepts working from home.
Home situation: indicates how satisfied people are with their home workspace.
Home facilities: indicates to what extent the provisions for working from home (for extended periods or regularly) are suitable.

Take part in THE Workplace Survey: START TOOL

Silvia de Haan

Consultant Workplace

[email protected]

+31 (0)6 57 71 97 08

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