Remote Working Policies

February 21, 2023

As hybrid work becomes more of a norm, questions about how to manage remote work policies have come to the fore, including which policies work best and what the actual impact is of remote work on staff engagement, retention, and productivity. Our latest Arts Leader Survey asked arts leaders to benchmark themselves on how they are handling their workplace policies, especially around remote work and other flexible models, and what results those policies have yielded. Highlights from the survey include:

• While there is an equal split of arts leaders who are currently experiencing increased and same staff turnover rates compared to last year, the majority feel that the hiring climate has remained the same. 

• Interestingly, there are no significant differences in the average policy for remote work between organizations who rent/lease their office space and those who own their own office space.

• About 40% of arts organizations have or plan to implement permanent remote policies in the near future.

• A majority have seen improvement in attracting candidates and retaining staff from remote work policies.