Crisis Management: Working from home is "not productive, but necessary"

2020 was the year that saw many employees packed up their computers, monitors and keyboards and start working from home, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic.

According to Statistics Canada data released earlier this year, 33 per cent of businesses reported that 10 per cent of more of their workforce was working remotely, nearly double from what it was in February before the pandemic struck. Businesses also expect the work from home trend to continue after the COVID-19 pandemic is over. StatsCan found that 23 per cent of businesses will offer employees the option of working from home post-pandemic.

Business strategy expert Mark Satov tell Yahoo Finance Canada that working from home is not as productive as being in the office, but necessary as cases continue to rise in Canada. He offers advice for businesses to make sure that the work from home arrangement is as productive as possible.