Unum, Chattanooga’s biggest company, plans to offer most employees a hybrid schedule after Labor Day with many going to the office at least three days a week while working up to two days remotely.
Meanwhile, the Tennessee Valley Authority, which like Unum had nearly 3,000 workers in downtown Chattanooga before the pandemic, is keeping most of its office staff working remotely until after Labor Day, according to the federal utility.
But Chattanooga’s biggest downtown private employer, insurer BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, plans to begin a phased return to work at its Cameron Hill headquarters after the July 4th weekend, the company said.
Still, about two thirds of the company’s 5,500 Chattanooga workers will remain teleworking from home most of the time as the health insurer shifts more jobs to remote work following the pandemic.
“We are doing a staged approach to our return, starting July 6, with a return to office one day a week,” said Dayla Qualls, director of communications for BlueCross. “We’ve seen that our employees can do their jobs from home incredibly well, maintaining productivity and our high standard of service.