As small and midsize businesses emerge from more than a year of operating in a non-traditional work environment, they are met with employees who have changed expectations and needs. 

That's according to TriNet, a human resources company for small and midsize businesses that partnered with research firm Bredin to survey entrepreneurs and executives about how they're re-evaluating their approaches to remote work and hiring.

Here are three tips for business owners looking to adjust their workplace environment and culture to meet the expectations of employees emerging from the pandemic: 

1. Be flexible with options for remote work. 

After more than a year of remote work, many business owners are reconsidering requiring employees to return to the office full-time. Most employers are planning on providing options for remote work and are evaluating how widely to extend remote work options, according to TriNet. The survey found that more than half of businesses surveyed are likely to be fully remote or implement a hybrid model over the next six months. 

2. Be mindful of employee burnout.

Over the past year, the line between work and personal life became increasingly blurry, as many workers experienced extreme burnout during the pandemic. Businesses with greater than 100 employees are two times more concerned about employee burnout than small businesses with less than 20 employees, according to TriNet, and more than 40 percent of all small and midsize businesses expanded benefits to include flexible work schedules, reimbursing work from home expenses, and updated healthcare benefits, such as telemedicine.

3. Think expansively about hiring.