Dy të tretat e drejtuesve të firmave të kontabilitetit raportuan një rënie të produktivitetit të stafit gjatë pandemisë së koronavirusit, sipas një studimi të ri, por ata ende janë të angazhuar të lejojnë punonjësit të punojnë nga shtëpia edhe pasi të rihapin zyrat e tyre.
Studimi, i kryer nga kompania amerikane, Arizent, ka anketuar kontabilistë në firma të të gjitha madhësive në të gjithë SHBA, si dhe drejtues nga një sërë shërbimesh financiare dhe kompani të shërbimeve profesionale, përfshirë bankat, planifikuesit financiarë, agjentët e sigurimeve, etj. dhe ndërmjetësit e hipotekave.
Disa gjetje të tjera kryesore të anketës përfshijnë:
- Pak më pak se një e treta e firmave të mëdha të kontabilitetit raportuan plane për të zvogëluar hapësirën e tyre të zyrave, pas përfundimit të pandemisë.
- Vetëm 1 përqind e firmave me më pak se 50 të punësuar raportuan se kishin zyra të mbyllura.
- Mbi dy të tretat e të anketuarve ndjeheshin “shumë pozitivë” për përgjigjen e firmës së tyre ndaj pandemisë.
Në vazhdim mund ta lexoni në gjuhën angleze hulumtimin e plotë të shoqëruar me grafika sqaruese:
Regardless of firm size, two-thirds of leaders at practices reported that the greater number of employees working from home had led to a decrease in productivity.
Overall, 82 percent of accounting firms were “very” or “somewhat” likely to allow employees to work remotely even after the pandemic, compared to 73 percent of businesses in the broader survey.
While employee preference will play the biggest role in deciding who can work remotely going forward at accounting firms, managing preference and the employee’s role and department will also matter.
Larger accounting firms (those with over 50 people) were more likely to mandate that staff work from home than smaller firms.
Larger firms were also far more likely to have closed offices or locations; only 11 percent of firms with fewer than 50 staff members reported having closed their offices.
The majority of both large and small firms reported that they planned to leave their offices as they are, though just under a third of larger firms are looking at reducing their footprint in the future, as more staff work remotely.
With all the confusion around reopening, it’s hardly a surprise that uncertainty around timing was the biggest challenge firms face in figuring out when to resume more-normal operations — but for large firms, the biggest challenge was establishing safe routines in the office, a critical factor for them, as they were more likely to report employee reluctance around returning to work.
A decrease in infection rates is the most important factor for making employees feel comfortable in resuming more-normal operations, but they also rate the development of a vaccine, face mask use, and compliance with federal and state recommendations very highly.
Overall, respondents felt their firms were doing a good or excellent job in keeping staff informed about plans to resume regular operations and open offices.
They were also very positive about their firms’ broader responses to the pandemic as a whole.
