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24 June 2022 Flexibility of Labour at Home 1 Economical and sociological statistics Women and men More men than women; exception: Lithuania and Spain Age Most of the teleworkers are at of the age of 30 to 39 Educational level Most of the teleworkers are high educated Rural or urban areas
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22 April 2023 Flexibility of Labour at Home 1
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Women and men
More men than women; exception: Lithuania and Spain
Age
Most of the teleworkers are at of the age of 30 to 39
Educational level
Most of the teleworkers are high educated
Rural or urban areas
More teleworkers live in urban areas instead of rural
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Consequences of telework on employees
Relevant studies indicate that telework is a potentially
useful way of arranging work Finnish telework researches believe that possibly it is a
win-win solution for both employers and employees
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Positive consequences I
Telework allows employees to organize their own working hours in a way that is most suitable for them
Teleworkers face less disruption from colleagues and superiors
Teleworkers are given more room for autonomy and responsibility
Efficiency and personal productivity increases
According to studies by Dutch researches, work productivity increases up to 15%
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Positive consequences II
Telework also provides valuable employment opportunities for disabled and handicapped people with special needs
Allows women to harmonize their work with their family and social obligations; Balance between work and family responsibilities
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Negative Consequences
Although telework an attractive alternative for many employers and employees, it still presents certain challenges
People become socially isolated
Boundaries of work and non work disappear
Such phenomenon as “workaholism” takes place
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Consequences of telework on employers
Positive consequences
Telework gives to employers such positive consequences as: cost savings, increased productivity and etc
Employers are able to retain valued and skilled workers
In Italy it was proved that company may increase its productivity from 10% to 45% on average
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Negative consequences
Employers seek new means of surveillance; problems
with data security increase
Employer have to pay for installation and maintenance of
appropriate equipment in divers location
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I. Legal recommendations
Specific laws contra collective agreements
But: agreements between employers and employees
are still necessary
Requirement of working time regulations in Belgium
Special problem: lack of control
Government supervision
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II. General recommendations
Reduction of ICT costs
More collaboration between members of the EU
Promotion of telework by politicians
Increase of educational level
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III. Conclusion
Not every person and function is suitable for telework
Skill development
Alternating best form of telework
Permanent telework not recommendable
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Thank you very much for your attention!
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Share of employed population who are teleworking (as home-based, mobile or self-employed teleworker)
BE 10,6 %
FIN 21,8 %
GER 16,6 %
IT 9,5 %
LT* 9,2 %
NL 26,4 %
ES 4,9 %
* Lithuania does not include mobile teleworking
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%Interested in at least one type
Not interested in any type Do not know
BE 77 19 4
FIN 75 23 2
GER 75 22 3
IT 69 28 3
LT 56 32 12
NL 75 17 9
ES 60 36 4
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% Job is feasible Job is not feasible Do not know
BE 31 61 8
FIN 39 60 1
GER 38 61 1
IT 33 59 9
LT 15 68 16
NL 41 58 1
ES 22 76 2
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BE FIN GER IT LT NL ES
Home-based telework
Home-based teleworkTeleworking >=one full day
Home-based teleworkTelework supplementary
Figure 2: Amount of home-based teleworkers
Source: SIBIS
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% Teleworking >=one full day Telework supplementary
BE 2,2 5,3
FIN 4,7 11,0
GER 1,6 6,3
IT 0,8 1,7
LT 2,3 5,3
NL 9,0 11,6
ES 5,3 9,5
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Figure 3: Amount of mobile teleworkers
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in %
BE FIN GER IT LT(n.a.)
NL ES
Mobile teleworkers
Mobile teleworker
Mobile worker (>=10 h)
Non mobile worker
Do not know if mobile(tele)worker
Source: SIBIS
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% Mobile teleworkerMobile worker
(>=10 h) Non mobile workerDo not know if mobile
(tele)worker
BE 2,4 10,1 79 8
FIN 6,2 13,5 79 2
GER 5,7 10,6 80 3
IT 5,5 8,6 82 4
LT(n.a.)
NL 4,1 15,5 79 1
ES 0,8 8,3 89 2
