When workers return to the office, things may look quite different.
The COVID-19 pandemic is prompting many landlords and companies to drastically alter their physical offices, be it the layout of desks, the sanitation and cleaning practices, and the number of employees who can be on site, according to a new analysis of workplace design by commercial real estate firm JLL.
Moving desks to ensure at least six feet in between them and the placement of barriers between workspaces are some of the more obvious changes companies are making to office space in order to physically distance workers, but technology is playing a major role as well according to the analysis.
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