Asset Publisher

Article

Telework after the Pandemic

An analysis from the worker perspective

Marta Curull y Laia Maynou, Universitat de Barcelona; Lídia Farré, Universitat de Barcelona y IAE-CSIC
Commissioned research

The adoption of teleworking represents one of the most important changes (and challenges) in the organization of the daily routines of many workers since the outbreak of the pandemic. Three years after the first lockdown in March 2020, teleworking is still a common practice for a significant fraction of the workforce in Spain. The aim of this article is to summarize some stylized facts about workers’ perceptions regarding this alternative organizational mode of work. To this end, in May 2022 we conducted a survey on a sample of individuals aged 25 to 50 years old representative of the Spanish population. The survey allows us to provide insights about workers’ experiences regarding the possibility to work from home.
Key points
  • 1
       In May 2022, 36% of the workers in our sample teleworked at least one day per week. Working from home has a higher incidence among high-skilled workers (54%), those living with a partner (38%) and with dependent children (38%).
  • 2
       Both men and women agree that the improvement in the balance between personal and family life is the most valuable attribute of teleworking (88% of women and 86% of men).
  • 3
       The results of a discrete choice experiment suggest that workers are willing to forgo part of their wage to have the option to work from home.
  • 4
       Si bien el teletrabajo no afecta a la participación d[14:13] Cristina Rubio Pascual While telework does not affect women’s participation in home production, men who telework are more engaged in domestic and childrearing activities than those who do not work from home.
teletrabajoEN_0.png

Classification

Tags

Subject areas

Related content

Dossier

Young people, opportunities, and futures

What challenges are faced by young people in Spain and Portugal? In the Social Observatory’s twelfth Dossier, we analyse it.

Article

Temporary employment rate young workers

The reduction in the casualisation of young people since the labour reforms is very evident in Spain and almost imperceptible in Portugal. Why?

Article

Suicide-related calls to 112

According to a study conducted in Valencia, suicide calls to 112 increased during the period 2017-2022.

Article

Mental health in Catalonia one year into the covid-19 pandemic

What did the pandemic mean for mental health? Over 25% of participants presented symptoms of moderate or severe depression.  

Article

Adversities related to well-being during the pandemic

Did the pandemic affect everyone equally? On a financial level, it had a greater impact on those with lower levels of education and income.

You may also find interesting

Identification violence against women

Article

Identification violence against women


Social Inclusion

30% of the people surveyed for this study stated that they knew of or had witnessed a situation of violence against women in their surroundings.

Sexual harassment among adolescents: most prevalent forms and gender differences

Article

Sexual harassment among adolescents: most prevalent forms and gender differences


Social Inclusion

According to this study, 7 out of 10 adolescents were subjected to sexual comments and insults. Sexual aggression rates among boys doubled those among girls, both in person and online.

Stereotypes intellectual disabilities

Article

Stereotypes intellectual disabilities


Social Inclusion

The inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities is still an unresolved issue.