The peak occupancy rate also continues to rise and is now at an average of 80 percent. This indicates that companies are increasingly managing to bring employees into the office specifically for collaborative formats and teamwork. Another indicator of structural change: The global occupancy rate is 111 percent – this means that more employees are assigned to a location than there are physical workplaces. Hybrid work enables this development through rotation models and flexible attendance planning. "Companies must plan office occupancy and allocation well. This is because peak days can lead to overloads – and thus to decreasing comfort or limited productivity," says Dr. Jan Linsin, Head of Research at CBRE in Germany. Against this background, the space management of many companies is changing: Desk sharing is now standard. Around 69 percent of the companies surveyed say that more than 40 percent of their workforce share jobs. The majority relies on a moderate ratio of between 1.01 and 1.49 people per job. Work policies are also becoming clearer: 96 percent of organizations now have a defined office policy, with "at least three days a week in the office" being the most common standard at 66 percent. However, one area of tension remains striking: 70 percent of companies state that employees are in the office less often than managers expect or specify.
