There's no 'right answer' on hybrid working, leaders at world's top staffing firms warn

The world's top staffing firms warn against the risk of generalizing hybrid work.

In interviews with Insider at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, leaders from both companies said hybrid working is not a one-size-fits-all policy and there is no right answer on how to implement it.

If companies think they can go back to pre-COVID workplace rules, they will lose talent because candidates want flexibility.

He said that flexibility is about how I can manage my task and mission in a flexible way. The hybrid model is about work-life balance and well-being, and these are two different topics.

It was clear that one size fits all in the company's latest survey, according to Barberis.

Barberis said that if you are a woman, you want money because you want independence and freedom. You want flexibility, social impact, and shared values if you are from the younger generation. This is the reason why the great resignation happened.

Millions of workers quit their jobs in the first year of the Great Resignation because they were dissatisfied with their work conditions or were looking for better opportunities.

The chief financial officer and chief economist at the Adecco Group prefers to talk about the Great Reevaluation.

Williams said that great resignation implies that a lot of people are leaving the labor force and not coming back.

Participation rates in labor markets are lower than they used to be, but they have been rising. They aren't rethinking their participation in the labor market.

The Adecco Group is based in Switzerland. Williams told Insider that it is difficult to generalize hybrid work and that companies have to look at a number of factors.

It is not possible to do manual labor virtually. Williams said that being in the office is a very important component of how you operate.

It is not a case of one size fits all. He said that the point was that you have to think about how you incorporate flexibility into the way you run the office.

Several companies are now finding a middle ground on how to implement flexibility for employees, as they have been going back and forth on how to do it. A number of organizations are still unsure about work-from- home policies, which could cause them to lose talent.

There is no right answer because you have to look at the context of your business, employees, geography, etc.

The answer is there isn't one. He said that you have to work out what makes sense for your business, your employees, the generations within them, and the types of managers you have.