Many employees want to work remotely forever but some business owners will fire those who try

This article first appeared on the Business Journals’ website.

Many small business owners want their employees to return to the office full-time as the pandemic wanes — and 39% said they would fire workers who refuse.

That is from a July 6 survey of 1,500 small business owners by Digital.com, which shows the potential disconnect between employers and employees over what the future of the workplace should look like as many workers hold out for remote jobs and other expect work-from-home flexibility as part of the job search

During the pandemic, about 30% of business owners said their employees worked remotely, while another 36% worked some combination of onsite and remote. But once the pandemic is over, only 10% plan to continue remote work, while about 37% plan on either a hybrid office or allowing employees to choose to work in the office or remotely and 39% expect employees to return to the office full time.

But that resistance to some kind of remote…

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