Buck Rogers | Source | Vice President, Programs at Triangle Society for Human Resource Management

It gives them more flexibility, they lose the commute, and most people can be as productive as they were in the office. Companies do appreciate their employees. They are seeing good production at home, good attitudes and healthy people that enjoy their work. And they are considering more variables now than they ever have.

One of the top priorities, when we transitioned to a work-from-home environment, was the safety and health of our employees. So, as we look to transition back to the workplace, that's still top priority. From a leadership and employer perspective, as well as an HR perspective, it's really important that people get vaccinated. Forty percent of people overall indicate they're unwilling or unsure about taking the vaccine. So, 40% is a big number. That's a big concern. Employers can mandate a vaccine as a condition for coming back to work. We, as HR consultants, would always recommend encouragement over requirement and persuade over punishment.