Working from home − a description of the situation prior to the COVID-19 pandemic and possible consequences for new relationships concerning the organisation of work Cover Image

Práce z domova − popis stavu před pandemií a možné konsekvence do nových poměrů organizace práce
Working from home − a description of the situation prior to the COVID-19 pandemic and possible consequences for new relationships concerning the organisation of work

Author(s): Renáta Kyzlinková, Soňa Veverková, Helena Vychová
Subject(s): Labor relations, Organizational Psychology, Applied Sociology, Health and medicine and law, Present Times (2010 - today)
Published by: Výzkumný ústav práce a sociálních věcí
Keywords: COVID-19; work from home; remote working; subjective wellbeing; employee benefit; work-life balance; job satisfaction;

Summary/Abstract: On the basis of data available from sociological surveys, the article describes both the so-called „starting position“ from which employers had to recover after being forced to introduce working from home and the likely impacts of working from home on the everyday lives of employees. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a significant increase in the number of employees working from home. Given that this approach to work is expanding into sectors and professions in which it was an unimaginable phenomenon prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, it will probably no longer be associated solely with „good employment“ practice; moreover, this type of work organisation will cease to be perceived by many as an employee benefit. Indeed, the research results revealed that this perspective was not universal even prior to the onset of COVID-19, i.e. it was often seen by employees in a different light, and not always only positively.

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: 5
  • Page Range: 11-17
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Czech