Apr 7, 2021 One of the major legacies of the pandemic is an expectation by workers that they will be allowed to work remotely more often, according to a new study – Decoding Global Ways of Working – by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and The Network. The study included almost 209 000 participants in 190 countries – 1 421 in South Africa. It’s the second in a series of publications that BCG and The Network are releasing about the pandemic’s impact on worker preferences and expectations. Over half – 53% – of South Africans said their preference in the future will be for a job that allows them to work from home at least occasionally. However, South Africa has also emerged as one of the countries that would embrace fully remote work, with 44% saying they want to work fully remotely compared to a global average of 24%.