But truth be told, working in an office doesn't improve productivity, says Employment Law Specialist Osbourne Molatudi.

Wasanga Mehana interviews Osbourne Molatudi, MD of Molatudi Attorneys and Employment Law Specialist.

Many businesses across the world have adopted a hybrid work model since the end of the pandemic.

However, South Africa's constant power outages are putting pressure on local companies to reverse the work-from-home trend and have employees full-time in the office.

Molatudi says that employees are unable to execute their tasks efficiently from home due to the loadshedding "pandemic".

You and I know what that pandemic is, and it's loadshedding.

Osbourne Molatudi, MD of Molatudi Attorneys and Employment Law Specialist

Working in an office does not improve productivity, according to Molatudi.

He says that it's rare for employees to work back time lost during a power outage, which is why companies want them back at the office.

We can't expect an employer, under those circumstances, to simply sit back and do nothing about this.

Osbourne Molatudi, MD of Molatudi Attorneys and Employment Law Specialist

Employers struggling to get their employees back into the office full-time should engage openly with them, says Molatudi.

Some offices have "return to office committees" or "hybrid committees" to discuss whether or not hybrid work is possible, and what that would look like.

Prudent employers will no doubt have an open discussion in order to hear the views of...

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