Based on data from the Living and Working in the EU e-survey Eurofound notes a decline in the number of respondents engaged in remote work, with the percentage of people working entirely from the workplace increasing from 36% in 2023 to 41% in 2024. Over 40 million people teleworked across the EU in 2021, double the number of 2019, as COVID-19 restrictions and changes in work culture significantly impacted work organisation. For many workers, the transition to telework was an overnight change but – due to efficiency gains in many areas and the flexibility that telework provides – the return to the office, until recently, has been slow. However, new data from Eurofound indicate that, while the return to the workplace is gradual, it is gaining momentum.
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