13The number of employers who believe theirCovid-19 remote working policies will remain inplace over the long term also continues to fall,slipping from 93% to 87% over the last 12 months.a candidate-short market. In fact, nearly a third(29%) of organisations already fear their currenthybrid working policies are causing recruitmentand retention problems.Candidates, on the other hand, are keen tomaintain the added 昀氀exibility they enjoyed duringthe pandemic.In-house teams could also face further hiringdif昀椀culties as law 昀椀rms begin to offer more昀氀exible working options of their own. For example,Slaughter and May recently announced its lawyerscan work reduced hours for lower pay so that staffcan have a better work-life balance.Seven in 10 professionals admit they wouldconsider leaving their current role if they weren’tallowed their preferred hybrid working set-up.Roughly a 昀椀fth also ranked remote working ora better work-life balance as their main prioritywhen seeking a new job.70% of candidateswould considerchanging jobs if theirdesired home/officemix is not allowed0 days: 3%1 day: 1%5 days:24%How many dayswould you like towork remotely?“Greater 昀氀exibility remains a key motivatorfor candidates even after the pandemic,”explains Nakeela Gill, Associate Consultantat Barclay Simpson.“For in-house lawyers in particular, one of themain perks of switching from private practicehas always been better, more predictableworking hours and this hasn’t changed.”Employers that fail to offer adequate 昀氀exibilitymay struggle to 昀椀nd the right people in4 days:18%2 days:21%3 days: 33%
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