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COVID-19 has led to a vast experiment in off-site work, which will continue even after the pandemic is brought under control. The number of U.S. employees operating from home almost tripled from several years ago and doubled from mid-March (31%) to mid-May 2020 (65%), according to Gallup. The U.S. now has over 100 million off-site personnel. In fact, a number of credit unions had to move upwards of 90% of their staff to work-from-home environments. Off-site work will be the new normal as social distancing necessitates a decrease in employee density and physical changes to the workplace.

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