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A survey conducted by the Southeast Economic Recovery Task Force found two-thirds of companies with offices in downtown Moncton still have most or all of their staff working remotely nine months into the pandemic.
All of those polled plan to implement a hybrid model, in which staff will keep splitting their time between the office and their home.
John Wishart, CEO of task force member Chamber of Commerce of Greater Moncton (CCGM), says the findings weren’t surprising, but concerning.
“The biggest take away for me was the fact that a lot of them say they’re going to keep a certain percentage of their people working remotely long term,” he said.