A new analysis suggests managers are more likely to lay off remote workers compared to employees who work from an office or have a hybrid role, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Remote workers were laid off 35% more in 2023, according to an analysis of 2 million white-collar workers conducted by Live Data Technologies. The employment data provider found 10% of remote workers were laid off in 2023, compared to 7% of hybrid or in-office employees.
"When a hiring manager gets news they have to cut 10% of the staff, it's easier to put someone on the list you don't have a close personal relationship with," Andy Challenger, senior vice president at Challenger, Gray & Christmas, told the Journal.
Managers may also have more favorable perceptions of in-office workers' performance. In a 2021 Gartner survey, 68% of leaders said in-office workers were higher performers than remote teammates.
While remote employees are laid off more often, they are also more likely to quit. About 12% of these employees left their role for a new job in 2023, compared to 9% of in-office or hybrid workers, according to Live Data Technologies.
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