More than a benefit, having a choice Work electronically or who Hybrid modelthat is, the combination of going to the company and doing the work day from home, has become a condition for many young Colombians when accepting a job offer.
New generations are demanding greater flexibility both in schedules and in the workplace; However, the labor reform being processed in Congress does not meet these needs.
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“About 50 percent of candidates ignore job postings if they do not offer this type of work because it no longer fits the post-pandemic life model and dynamics. The office model of 5 days a week and 8 hours in a personal position is gone forever New generations want to be free to choose where and how they work,” says a spokesperson for staffing company PageGroup Colombia.
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These increasing demands in the field of work, especially after the Covid-19 pandemic, are reflected in the seventh Youth Perception Study, conducted by the Universidad del Rosario and the Cifras y Conceptos polling company, with the support of the EL TIEMPO and Hanns Seidel Foundation.
after salary, The most important factor when looking for work for young people is job flexibility, with 93 percent of the responses; This is followed by a job in which they can develop a career (89 percent), that the employer is reputable (83 percent), and that they have the option to work remotely (79 percent) and the hybrid model (77 percent).
Namely, young people are looking for more and more jobs that allow them to live outside the office; The trend of digital nomads is even more important, that is, working without a location, studying at the same time, and no time zone restrictions.
“By 2025, nearly 30 percent of the workforce will be made up of low-income people. Centennial. Therefore, companies must start looking for ways to generate hybrid jobs. Not just spending a certain portion of your time at work or at home, says Lina Correa, Director of Talent Solutions at ManpowerGroup, but consider flexible, staggered working hours, or even a 4-day work week with one day off.
The labor reform bill seeks to make conditions for formal workers more flexible by introducing the night shift to 7pm rather than 9pm., as it is today. There is also talk of changing the overnight and vacation surcharge percentage (it would be 100 percent, not the current 75 percent) or extending paternity leave to 12 weeks from now through 2025.
Likewise, it seeks to regulate the employment of “rappitenderos” or there is talk of a reduction in the working day, which has already been established in Law 2101 of 2021.
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And that from July 15, all workers must go to their sites one hour less per week. From the current 48, the working day will, by law, be 47. This will gradually decrease until it reaches 42 in 2026. To this end, the law specifies that these hours must be distributed by mutual agreement between employers and employees. Workers are between 5 and 6 days a week, ensuring that employees always have a day off.
however, The project does not address in detail these new demands for more flexibility that young people are making and that are slowly changing the way employees are hired in Colombian companies.Recruiters are also put on the table. “After the pandemic, the barrier to hybrid or 100% remote work collapsed, as it does in many companies,” says the ManpowerGroup expert.
With regard to the 4-day working day per week, there are countries that are conducting beta tests for its implementation. From the UK to New Zealand, Iceland, Spain or Japan. In Colombia, the idea is just beginning to emerge and there are a few companies that have dared. One of them is the Huda Group, which is a soap manufacturing company.
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