Postings for remote-work jobs jumps 457%, according to LinkedIn – Yahoo News

For years many employees wanted to work remotely, but their bosses were skeptical.

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ED CRUMP: The actual figure from the jobs website LinkedIn is that postings for remote jobs have increased a whopping 457% from this time last year when the pandemic was really ramping up. Working remotely was an experiment forced on us by the pandemic. Many employees who had been pushing for that for years were not upset to see the experiment happen. Employers, however, were skeptical. It didn’t take long to prove that not only could employees maintain their productivity, but in some cases increase it.

Now the increase in remote job postings on LinkedIn are hard evidence that companies are embracing the culture and preparing for a future that includes a lot more remote and hybrid jobs. Molly Galloway, an HR consultant with a nonprofit Catapult, says she’s seeing a similar trend among her clients who are now offering more remote jobs.

MOLLY GALLOWAY: Before the pandemic, it was more employee-driven than it was from either the environment or certainly from an organization’s perspective. While there is great value in being in person, I think that the technology that we have been able to use has afforded us an opportunity to connect in a way that we might not have before.

ED CRUMP: Galloway cautions however there’s going to be a learning curve as employers try to balance remote and in-person work. But she says the benefits are remote workers is something that most employers can no longer pass up. Why exactly? More on that coming up at 5:30. Ed Crump, ABC11 Eyewitness News.