After the introduction of the lockdown, many employers introduced teleworking, some for the first time. In 2019 almost a quarter of the workforce worked from home at least occasionally, a proportion that more than doubled during the actual crisis. Expectations are that remote working will not fall back to pre-crisis levels.
It is likely that the already existing trend of growing teleworking will continue.
Read on: in English ... Data accessible from: the Federal Statistical Office ...
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