Economical and sociological statistics 03 February 2016Flexibility of Labour at Home1  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

Economical and sociological statistics 03 February 2016Flexibility of Labour at Home2 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

Economical and sociological statistics 03 February 2016Flexibility of Labour at Home3 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%

Economical and sociological statistics 03 February 2016Flexibility of Labour at Home4 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

Economical and sociological statistics 03 February 2016Flexibility of Labour at Home5 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

Economical and sociological statistics 03 February 2016Flexibility of Labour at Home6 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

Economical and sociological statistics 03 February 2016Flexibility of Labour at Home7 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

Economical and sociological statistics 03 February 2016Flexibility of Labour at Home8 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

Economical and sociological statistics 03 February 2016Flexibility of Labour at Home9 II. General recommendations  Reduction of ICT costs  More collaboration between members of the EU  Promotion of telework by politicians  Increase of educational level

Economical and sociological statistics 03 February 2016Flexibility of Labour at Home10 III. Conclusion  Not every person and function is suitable for telework  Skill development  Alternating best form of telework  Permanent telework not recommendable

Economical and sociological statistics 03 February 2016Flexibility of Labour at Home11 Thank you very much for your attention! Any questions?

Economical and sociological statistics 03 February 2016Flexibility of Labour at Home12 Share of employed population who are teleworking (as home-based, mobile or self-employed teleworker) BE10,6 % FIN21,8 % GER16,6 % IT9,5 % LT*9,2 % NL26,4 % ES4,9 % * Lithuania does not include mobile teleworking

Economical and sociological statistics 03 February 2016Flexibility of Labour at Home13 % Interested in at least one type Not interested in any typeDo not know BE77194 FIN75232 GER75223 IT69283 LT NL75179 ES60364

Economical and sociological statistics 03 February 2016Flexibility of Labour at Home14 %Job is feasibleJob is not feasibleDo not know BE31618 FIN39601 GER38611 IT33599 LT NL41581 ES22762

Economical and sociological statistics 03 February 2016Flexibility of Labour at Home15 Figure 2: Amount of home-based teleworkers Source: SIBIS

Economical and sociological statistics 03 February 2016Flexibility of Labour at Home16 % Teleworking >=one full dayTelework supplementary BE2,25,3 FIN4,711,0 GER1,66,3 IT0,81,7 LT2,35,3 NL9,011,6 ES5,39,5

Economical and sociological statistics 03 February 2016Flexibility of Labour at Home17 Figure 3: Amount of mobile teleworkers Source: SIBIS

Economical and sociological statistics 03 February 2016Flexibility of Labour at Home18 % Mobile teleworker Mobile worker (>=10 h)Non mobile worker Do not know if mobile (tele)worker BE2,410,1798 FIN6,213,5792 GER5,710,6803 IT5,58,6824 LT (n.a.) NL4,115,5791 ES0,88,3892