Businesses pay employees the minimum it takes for them not to quit or lack motivation. If the work can be done remote, and the employee values that, then they

Businesses pay employees the minimum it takes for them not to quit or lack motivation. If the work can be done remote, and the employee values that, then they can be payed less. If the work can be done remote, but the employee does not value that, they could still be payed less if the company is willing and able to potentially replace the worker with one that does value remote work. In any case, renegotiating wages downward is a strong demotivator, so businesses might opt to leave that work to the grindstone of inflation.