The State of Corporate Travel and Expense 2022 9 SKIFT + TRIPACTIONS As companies focus on strategies for getting their employees back on the road, they are also figuring out how to deal with a changing workplace, as the hybridization of the workforce seems here to stay. In a survey of 100 C-Suite executives across a range of organizations and industries in the U.S., Europe, Asia, and Latin America with annual revenues averaging f rom $5.1 billion to $11 billion, McKinsey found that 90 percent of them are focused on permanently combining remote and on-site working . How this hybrid workplace functions is a work in progress. McKinsey found that nearly three-quarters (68 percent) of the respondents have yet to institute a plan for hybrid work, while only 11 percent have a detailed vision in place. One effect of this shift to remote, however, is already apparent: a change in the patterns and modes of how employees stay connected with their organizations and conduct business. Examples include a rise in the number of offsites and retreats, and extended team gatherings at corporate headquarters. A NEW APPROACH TO EMPLOYEE SAFETY AND WELLBEING Alongside reconstructing workplace environments, organizations must pay heightened attention to the safety and wellbeing of their employees as business travel resumes. Taking a trip in 2021 involves many of the same issues that have existed since long before the pandemic. But Covid-19 and its variants have added a new layer of complexity to duty of care considerations for many organizations. While liberating on many f ronts, the increasing f reedom to travel for business must now co-exist with increased safety obligations and risk mitigation