Promote your safety efforts to encourage employees to return to the workplace.

As organizations reopen their workplaces, some employees won't be compelled to return. Among HR leaders surveyed by the Gartner consulting firm, 44% are planning a period of voluntary return to the workplace in which employees can continue working from home if they want.

To persuade employees to choose to work on-site again, Gartner says employers should approach reopening with these three considerations in mind:

1. Have a plan for opening ... and re-closing. In addition to a plan for opening the workplaces, organizations must have a plan for re-exiting as well, in case coronavirus infections rebound in their region. Senior leaders must determine triggers for closing the workplace again and communicate this to their workforce.

2. Employees need to feel safe. It isn't enough to establish safety measures. Employee perception is key. HR must be transparent and specific about the efforts being undertaken so employees understand the safety measures being enacted on their behalf.

3. Employees are...