Workers prefer flexibility because companies remove the office mandate from return
About a quarter of a quarter, his companies started the mandate of the return from returning last year, despite the preference of remote, hybrid work.
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Last month, on his first day, President Donald Trump ordered federal employees to return to his offices, and joined his choice. AmazonFor, for, for,. JP Morgan Chase And Deal In private sector companies that are trying to eliminate or eliminate the trend of work from home.
In January 20 Executive OrderTrump ordered executive branch agencies to “take all necessary steps to eliminate remote work arrangements and employees need to go back to work at their respective duty stations on a full -time basis,” Although the heads of the department were “allowed to exempt” necessary. “
In New Jersey, this trend has raised concerns among one of the groups that have benefited the most from telecommunication: disabled workers, who have seen an increase in their job rates in recent years.
Some people fear that the new environment can damage the recent benefits.
During the Covade Poetry, remote employment proved to be a life -saving for many because computer screens provided them with the opportunity to continue. For people with disabilities, accommodation was more than just a facility. When new ways to do business, obstacles for employees were removed, who had previously restricted their powers.
Rotors University research highlights how much change is the Virtual Office. According to the team’s co -directed husband and wife team, Roots’ Douglas Cros and Lisa Shore, the employment rate for people with disabilities has increased sharply. Program for disability research.
Disabled employees received major benefits
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor, by January 2020, the disabled 5.7 million Americans were employed. By the fall of 2023, the number increased to 7.6, which increased by 33 %. It is currently sitting at 7.9 million.
“With people with disabilities, working at home is a really great factor,” Cros said.For, for, for,. Professor of Labor Studies and Human Resources Management. Demographic “certainly increased employment for people with disabilities.”
Returning to the office also offers benefits Forbes Human Resources Council In a December review, “18 of the returning office for work was ignored.”
The council said that personally promotes guidance through social interactions in work and increases mental fitness. Corporate culture has been improved through face -to -face contacts and discussions. According to the article, and office settings can also improve discipline, which helps develop career, especially for backward groups, according to the article. Even more effective communications are created than working face to face.
Disability supporters said, but not for all workers.
Co -founder of hackansic’s arleen romof, Damage to the New Jersey Branch hearing of the United StatesZoom, a telecommunication platform, said it has been an honor for people like it.
“With the arrival of Zoom and other remote meetings platforms, it became clear that technology benefited people with hearing.”
Near the screen, Zoom Call Face Front participants. It is ideal to read the lip, Romov said. Additionally, improve in Automatic captioning Provided a level of joining that was personally not available during the settings.
His journey was ‘the worst’
Edison’s Jevir Robels is a professor of Rotors University who needs to use Parapaljia to use a wheelchair. He remembers how difficult it was in his previous job with the Human Services Department of the state, where he was expected to be in the office every day.
His daily journey in Trenton was particularly tough, which took an hour and a half in every way. The journey was complicated. Every day he and his service would enter the dog, the tes, his van. Driving was physically difficult for the extension period for the rubles, who said it ended a lot of travel in the shoulders. He said he was already under pressure from a wheelchair to use more than life.
“It was a winter season that was the worst,” he said.
On the contrary, working in the Rotors, where he teaches in the Keniology and Health Department, has been more manageable thanks to the ability to telecommunication. Robels works home for a few days a week, whenever he does not teach. Which significantly reduces its physical and logistics challenges.
He said flexibility is very important for him, as his “wear and tears” on his shoulders eventually made it impossible to drive. Robels now need a driver to travel, and no one is always available.
Disability rights are protected by NJ law
Offers legal protection through the state New Jersey’s law against discriminationWhich protects against the prejudice of the workplace, including for remote workers. But employees may have to deal with this, lawyers said.
Adam Cobbler, Coordinator for the New Jersey Council for Development Disability Employment Services, emphasized the importance of seeing remote work as a housing, which is already there.
“Employers were forced to work with home infrastructure because of Covade 19. This is already there, usually as a residence for someone living in a disability, usually existing It is not irrational to use. “
“The employers generally want to customize to maintain good, productive employees and the proper housing will be more pleasant,” Kobeler said.
He said, workers should consider how their residence will increase productivity and ensure effective use of time. “Clearly, your employer can understand what they worry about working from home and what you can do to reduce these concerns.”
Since New Jersey and the rest of the country go to these changes, the experiences and needs of disabled workers should be theme in discussions, Roots professor, Score said. He said that the potential role of remote work of the remote work highlights the need for policies that support the diverse needs of the workforce.
