Remote Work May Win New Advocates Over Rising Energy Costs for Offices
Skift Take
Coronavirus threw traditional work and travel patterns into disarray last winter, forcing people to stay at home. But this time around concerns over sky-high energy bills could push people into co-working spaces to keep costs down.
As the energy crisis sweeps across Europe, including planned state interventions on the cards, more companies are predicted to turn to co-working spaces.
Electricity bills are about to surge, partly due to the instability in the world's energy market caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Now the likes of IWG, WeWork and others are seeing a big uptick in new memberships.
At the same time, employees may also now opt to leave the comfort of their own homes to slim down their electricity bills.
Home TruthsOut-of-town co-working locations are in demand, in particular for those employees that moved away from city centers during the pandemic.
“Our research found that 77 percent of UK office workers say that an office close to their home is a must-have for their next job, and they are four times more likely to choose an employer offering an office close to home, rather than purely in a city center,” said Mark Dixon, founder and CEO of IWG,
