Flexibility of Labour at Home 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 01 December 2018 Flexibility of Labour at Home

Flexibility of Labour at Home 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 01 December 2018 Flexibility of Labour at Home

Flexibility of Labour at Home 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% 01 December 2018 Flexibility of Labour at Home

Flexibility of Labour at Home 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 01 December 2018 Flexibility of Labour at Home

Flexibility of Labour at Home 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 01 December 2018 Flexibility of Labour at Home

Flexibility of Labour at Home 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 01 December 2018 Flexibility of Labour at Home

Flexibility of Labour at Home 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 01 December 2018 Flexibility of Labour at Home

Flexibility of Labour at Home 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 01 December 2018 Flexibility of Labour at Home

Flexibility of Labour at Home II. General recommendations Reduction of ICT costs More collaboration between members of the EU Promotion of telework by politicians Increase of educational level 01 December 2018 Flexibility of Labour at Home

Flexibility of Labour at Home III. Conclusion Not every person and function is suitable for telework Skill development Alternating best form of telework Permanent telework not recommendable 01 December 2018 Flexibility of Labour at Home

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Flexibility of Labour at Home   Share of employed population who are teleworking (as home-based, mobile or self-employed teleworker) BE 10,6 % FIN 21,8 % GER 16,6 % IT 9,5 % LT* 9,2 % NL 26,4 % ES 4,9 % * Lithuania does not include mobile teleworking 01 December 2018 Flexibility of Labour at Home

Flexibility of Labour at Home % Interested in at least one type Not interested in any type Do not know BE 77 19 4 FIN 75 23 2 GER 22 3 IT 69 28 LT 56 32 12 NL 17 9 ES 60 36 01 December 2018 Flexibility of Labour at Home

Flexibility of Labour at Home  % Job is feasible Job is not feasible Do not know BE 31 61 8 FIN 39 60 1 GER 38 IT 33 59 9 LT 15 68 16 NL 41 58 ES 22 76 2 01 December 2018 Flexibility of Labour at Home

Flexibility of Labour at Home Figure 2: Amount of home-based teleworkers Source: SIBIS 01 December 2018 Flexibility of Labour at Home

Teleworking >=one full day Telework supplementary %  Teleworking >=one full day Telework supplementary BE 2,2 5,3 FIN 4,7 11,0 GER 1,6 6,3 IT 0,8 1,7 LT 2,3 NL 9,0 11,6 ES 9,5 01 December 2018 Flexibility of Labour at Home

Flexibility of Labour at Home Figure 3: Amount of mobile teleworkers Source: SIBIS 01 December 2018 Flexibility of Labour at Home

Do not know if mobile (tele)worker %  Mobile teleworker Mobile worker (>=10 h) Non mobile worker Do not know if mobile (tele)worker BE 2,4 10,1 79 8 FIN 6,2 13,5 2 GER 5,7 10,6 80 3 IT 5,5 8,6 82 4 LT (n.a.)   NL 4,1 15,5 1 ES 0,8 8,3 89 01 December 2018 Flexibility of Labour at Home