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Remote Work: Fall 2022 Survey By JOSHUA I. ROTHMAN, RALPH A. DENGLER AND ROBERT S. PICKENS
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emote work is one of the most debated questions in the corporate world right now. We surveyed in-house counsel across a range of industries to see how companies are handling it in the post-pandemic world. Some are still all remote, some are in-person every day, some are in between. For example, one company surveyed is currently requiring all employees to report to work on site. That company maintains a multiacre assembly facility in which the assembly personnel work together, and the office staff are located in the same facility in an open environment to foster interaction and BACK TO CONTENTS
communication. We received several other responses of interest. Owen McKeon, U.S. General Counsel, Scandinavian Tobacco Group, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania office: After being fully remote from the outset of the pandemic in midMarch 2020, the company began a hybrid schedule in early 2022, encouraging its employees to come into the office in a phased approach. Although the number of days per week may change based on local hospitalization numbers relating to Covid-19, the current policy anticipates employees being required to work from the office three days per week. In-person collaboration and
interaction are primary factors in the company’s decision to adopt a hybrid schedule. Managers within individual departments and functions have discretion to set schedules for their teams, coordinating in-office days to be most productive within their group and function. McKeon expects the hybrid work policy will evolve in the future as necessary to ensure the needs of the business are being met. Legal Department, National Resilience, Inc.: Resilience was founded during the pandemic, and its legal department has permitted its members to work remotely since inception, subject to manager discretion. In order to foster collaboration
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