Working anytime, anywhere: The effects on the world of work

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20 Juin 2019
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15 Février 2017
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New information and communications technologies have revolutionised work and life in the 21st century. The constant connectivity enabled by these devices allows work to be performed at any time and from almost anywhere. This joint report by the ILO and Eurofound synthesises the findings of nationRead more

New information and communications technologies have revolutionised work and life in the 21st century. The constant connectivity enabled by these devices allows work to be performed at any time and from almost anywhere. This joint report by the ILO and Eurofound synthesises the findings of national studies from 15 countries, plus the European Working Conditions Survey, to consider the effects of telework and ICT-mobile work (T/ICTM) on the world of work. The report shows that this work arrangement is growing in most countries. Positive effects of T/ICTM usually include a shortening of commuting time, greater working time autonomy, better overall work–life balance, and higher productivity. At the same time, disadvantages include its tendency to lengthen working hours, to create interference between work and personal life, and to result in work intensification, which can lead to high levels of stress with negative consequences for workers’ health and well-being. The ambiguous and even contradictory effects of T/ICTM on working conditions represent a current, real-world example about the challenges of the future of work. A range of policy suggestions to improve T/ICTM are made on the basis of the findings.

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  • Rapport

    Nombre de pages: 
    80
    Nº de référence: 
    EF1658
    ISBN: 
    978-92-897-1569-0
    Nº de catalogue: 
    TJ-06-16-316-EN-N
    DOI: 
    10.2806/372726
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    Working anytime, anywhere: The effects on the world of work

    New information and communications technologies have revolutionised work and life in the 21st century. The constant connectivity enabled by these devices allows work to be performed at any time and from almost anywhere. This joint report by the ILO and Eurofound synthesises the findings of national studies from 15 countries, plus the European Working Conditions Survey, to consider the effects of telework and ICT-mobile work (T/ICTM) on the world of work.

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    Eurofound and the International Labour Office (2017), Working anytime, anywhere: The effects on the world of work, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, and the International Labour Office, Geneva. http://eurofound.link/ef1658

  • Executive summary

    Nº de référence: 
    EF16581
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    Travailler en tout temps, en tout lieu: les effets sur le monde du travail

    Auteur(s): 
    Eurofound

    Les nouvelles technologies de l’information et de la communication ont révolutionné le travail et la vie au XXIe siècle. La connectivité constante rendue possible par ces dispositifs permet de travailler à tout moment et presque en tout lieu. Le présent rapport, élaboré conjointement par l’OIT et Eurofound, synthétise les constats d’études nationales provenant de 15 pays ainsi que de l’enquête européenne sur les conditions de travail afin d’examiner les effets du télétravail et du travail mobile fondé sur les TIC (T/MTIC) sur le monde du travail. Le rapport montre que cet aménagement du travail est en augmentation dans la plupart des pays. Ses effets positifs comprennent une réduction du temps de déplacement, une plus grande autonomie quant au temps de travail, un meilleur équilibre global entre la vie professionnelle et la vie privée et une productivité accrue. Dans le même temps, les inconvénients signalés comprennent un allongement de la durée du travail, un chevauchement entre la vie professionnelle et la vie privée et une intensification du travail, pouvant entraîner des niveaux de stress élevés, avec des conséquences négatives sur la santé et le bien-être des travailleurs. Les effets ambigus, voire contradictoires, du T/MTIC sur les conditions de travail illustrent la situation actuelle et quotidienne en ce qui concerne les défis liés au travail du futur. Plusieurs suggestions stratégiques destinées à améliorer le T/MTIC sont formulées sur la base de ces constats.

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  • Working papers

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      Working paper
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      Number of pages
      63
      Nº de référence
      WPEF18007

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