"Resume Builder reported last October that 30% of companies will eliminate remote work in 2026. According to a survey of business leaders by Vena Solutions , a private financial software company, 83% of CEOs globally anticipate a return to full-time office work in 2027. But what if there's a better way to frame this conversation? What if the focus shifts away from where employees are working to when employees are working?"
""This shift towards time autonomy is happening because workload intensity and meeting volume have risen dramatically, making calendar control and time management the most immediate desirable lever to improve employee work effectiveness, individual wellbeing and to improve overall workforce performance," Miscovich said. "Time autonomy also reflects real-life demands like caregiving (children, aging parents, spousal/partner care, etc.) meeting school schedules, and sustaining health routines that work location flexibility alone doesn't solve effectively.""
Time autonomy is emerging as the central workforce demand, with employees prioritizing control over start and stop times, protected focus blocks, and predictable personal-time boundaries. Work-life balance now outranks salary for 65% of office workers globally, up from 59% four years earlier. Rising workload intensity and meeting volume have made calendar control and time management critical levers for improving effectiveness, wellbeing, and overall performance. Time autonomy also accommodates caregiving, school schedules, and health routines in ways location flexibility cannot. Many business leaders expect returns to full-time office work, increasing pressure to rethink talent strategies around time control.
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