More than 3/4 of the surveyed Poles (77%) believe that the hybrid work model is the best solution, according to the PwC study “Upskilling Hopes and Fears”. In order to maintain their professional position, 86% of Polish employees are ready to constantly acquire new skills and even to retrain.
57% of professionally active Poles who took part in the PwC survey conducted in February believe that technologies create more opportunities for employees than threats. At the same time, 2/3 of respondents admit that automation poses some risk for some jobs, but when asked about it whether they are afraid of the negative impact of automation on their own professional career, 45% of the respondents answered in the negative and 38% in the affirmative. Therefore, we are much more confident in our professional future than employees in the world, where these proportions are opposite – 31% and 45% respectively.
Moreover, 53% of employees in Poland say that it is unlikely that technological advances will make their work obsolete in the next 5 years. In the world, the group expressing the same assumption is much smaller and amounts to 39%, which is exactly the same as considering this scenario as probable. More than half of respondents in Poland (52%; 59% worldwide) expect that technological changes will positively affect their future employment prospects, the study also shows.
“The conclusions from our report clearly show that Poles see the positive impact of new technologies on the work environment. Most of us are not afraid of digitization and are confident in their professional position, while being aware that acquiring new skills is a must” – said PwC partner, leader People & Organization team Katarzyna Komorowska.
55% of Polish respondents admit that today some of their tasks can be performed remotely. Therefore, when thinking about the ideal model of work in the future, 77% of employees indicate a hybrid model – combining elements of remote work with work in the office or at the client’s. 14% of respondents would see their future in a traditional work model, such as before the pandemic. PwC emphasizes that 9% of employees in Poland and 19% in the world expect that in the future we will have to deal with a completely virtual way of working.
“The pandemic has significantly changed the image of the work model, and a large part of the organization already declares that hybrid work will stay with us forever. While at the level of the concept it seems simple, it should be remembered that each person is a set of individual needs and The hybrid work model requires planning an appropriate ecosystem and it will not be possible without technology, therefore people analytics tools will gain in importance “- added PwC partner, People & Change team leader Dorota Dębińska-Pokorska.
As many as 86% of Polish employees (compared to 76% in the world) are ready to constantly acquire new skills and even retrain in order to stay on the labor market. Almost the same number of people (85%) say they are learning new skills to adapt to an increasingly digital world. In the last 12 months, the largest number of employees learned new things by performing their duties at work (48%), and 45% participated in free online courses. Only 28% of respondents financed training for themselves from their own money, it was noted.
“Polish employees are invariably very ready to acquire new competences. We participate in training offered by employers (42% vs. 30%) and free online courses (45% vs. 40%) much more often than employees in the world. the changes motivate us to raise our qualifications and increase our professional attractiveness “- summed up the leader of the Human Capital team at PwC Kaja Podgórna-Strzelec.
