Employee Wellbeing and Inequality in a Hybrid Working World
Wappula, Inka (2022)
2022
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2022052912952
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2022052912952
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Hybrid working has become increasingly normal during the COVID-19 pandemic amongst many industries in Finland. It is an employee benefit that companies can offer to their employees if they want to, but it is by no means necessary for companies to offer this possibility. Hybrid working does pose challenges, such as not being able to monitor employees properly, difficulties with collaboration, and difficulties with building trust. However, hybrid working also has many upsides, for example, increased work-life balance, and better productivity. Hybrid working is also not accessible to everyone, which can bring out additional problems related to equality.
The purpose of this thesis is to discuss the topic of hybrid working based on the findings of the qualitative research, and to find out whether hybrid working increases employee wellbeing, and if equality decreases because of it. The thesis statement that the thesis itself tries to focus on is: “The future of work is hybrid, even though it increases inequality, because it also increases employee wellbeing.” The statement is partially correct, as the thesis finds out that employee wellbeing does increase in many ways due to hybrid working possibilities, but hybrid working in itself does not impact equality in a noticeable manner.
The purpose of this thesis is to discuss the topic of hybrid working based on the findings of the qualitative research, and to find out whether hybrid working increases employee wellbeing, and if equality decreases because of it. The thesis statement that the thesis itself tries to focus on is: “The future of work is hybrid, even though it increases inequality, because it also increases employee wellbeing.” The statement is partially correct, as the thesis finds out that employee wellbeing does increase in many ways due to hybrid working possibilities, but hybrid working in itself does not impact equality in a noticeable manner.