As European employees and employers in sectors such as ICT, other services, and public administration embrace hybrid work as the new normal, Eurofound organised a live interactive webinar on 'Making telework work for everyone' with a live Q&A on 6 December 2022.
Research experts Oscar Vargas and John Hurley shared Eurofound’s latest knowledge on remote work. The newly published research tracks the highs and lows of telework throughout 2021 when the COVID-19 pandemic revealed the enormous potential of this way of working.
Since 2020 more European workers and managers have enjoyed greater flexibility and autonomy in work and are reporting their preference for hybrid working. Also driven by ongoing technological developments and structural changes in employment, organisations are now integrating telework more permanently into their workplace.
To reflect on these shifts, Oscar and John explored the challenges and opportunities of the surge in telework, as well as the overall growth of telework and teleworkable jobs in the EU and what this means for workers, managers, companies and policymakers.
Moderated by Mary McCaughey, Eurofound’s Head of information and communication, the lively discussion unpacked the new telework findings and address pressing questions, such as: