New figures also show Canberra has the second-lowest office attendance rates as public service workers do not face the same scrutiny as Sydney’s private sector.
Already a subscriber?Canberrans and Melburnians are proving more reluctant to return to the office than workers in other cities, with the two capitals so far embracing greater work flexibility, CBRE says.by employers has boosted attendance in all CBDs, Canberra and Melbourne office occupancy levels remained well below 70 per cent of pre-COVID levels, CBRE’s figures for the March quarter show.
Canberra’s workforce – which is dominated by the public service sector – were slower to return to the office, as staff did not face pressure from office mandates, CBRE office research head Tom Broderick said.“For the public sector, job security is probably part of the story of the low attendance, Mr Broderick said.
Melbourne’s average occupancy rate for Monday and Friday combined was below 50 per cent of pre-COVID levels, more than 20 percentage points lower than its mid-week attendance.Katherine Fraser, chief executive of ACT-based human resources and professional advisory firm 1 and One, said Canberra and Melbourne workers’ shunning the return to office was not surprising given those cities’ cultures.
1 and One chief executive Katherine Fraser says her firm’s productivity has not been affected by remote work.Ms Fraser said the firm’s Melbourne workers in particular were the biggest remote work supporters, and have cited the city’s poor transport links and the remote work infrastructure they had built during the pandemic.The shift away from the office was an easy decision as her staff were happier and more productive when working remotely, Ms Fraser said.
The major banks and professional services firms have become more assertive in their return-to-office plans through mandates, which have probably boosted Sydney’s attendance, he said.
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