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New normal employees seek safer, more flexible work spaces: WeWork

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/business/03/18/wework.jpg"/><figcaption>Screengrab. <em>WeWork Official website</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - Employees working under the &quot;new normal&quot; now expect safer and more flexible work arrangements as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to transform the office landscape, co-working firm WeWork said Thursday.</p><p>Many workers around the globe were forced to work-from-home or in alternate locations when the coronavirus pandemic hit. </p><p>Along with this shift, expectations of workers also changed, WeWork managing director for International Strategy and Operations Samit Chopra told ANC.</p><p>&quot;Employees want safety, which is paramount for every employer as well as office managers like ourselves...The workforce now requires flexibility, which again places very well to our core value proposition,&quot; Chopra said.</p><p>WeWork has invested over $20 million globally to make its portfolio of co-working spaces safer and more flexible, including heightened sanitization measures, he said.</p><p>Co-working spaces are also likely to stay since it offers the flexibility of working anytime and a safe space for employees to &quot;collaborate&quot; and engage with colleagues, Chopra said.</p><p>Chopra said the co-working space would likely represent 30 percent of real estate globally in the next 5 to 7 years.</p><p>The Philippines is one of the &quot;best performing&quot; markets in Southeast Asia, representing 14 percent of its SEA business, he said.</p><p>Co-working spaces have sprouted in key central business districts in the Philippines, offering spaces for freelancers and smaller firms, among others.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/04/06/18/millennials-drive-rise-of-flexible-shared-co-working-spaces-regus-ph-chief">Millennials drive rise of &#x27;flexible, shared&#x27; co-working spaces: Regus PH chief</a></li></ul><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1642287" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>MANILA - Employees working under the "new normal" now expect safer and more flexible work arrangements as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to transform the office landscape, co-working firm WeWork said Thursday.</p>

MANILA - Employees working under the "new normal" now expect safer and more flexible work arrangements as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to transform the office landscape, co-working firm WeWork said Thursday.