Poles not convinced to work remotely: study

According to the study 'Remote work during and after a pandemic' carried out by the Institute for Market and Social Research IBRiS at the request of Bank Millennium, over 70 percent of respondents declare that the nature of their work prevents them from working from home, i.e.
remote work. 29 percent of those surveyed have this opportunity.

Among those surveyed whose nature of work allows them to be performed remotely, almost 76 percent use this solution. 24 percent still perform their duties in the workplace.

Due to the outbreak of the epidemic, many companies decided to implement remote work. However, over 42 percent of Poles believe that after the threat of the epidemic has ceased, Poles will not be more likely do their work outside the office – via the Internet using
computers. A similar percentage of respondents forecast a more frequent remote work among Poles - 41.3 percent.

“Potentially, therefore, there is space for more frequent remote work, but a large group of people is still not convinced of this form of work provision. Therefore, stationary work provision will remain the dominant form of work performance. In this context, we can expect a return to the state before the epidemic," Grzegorz Maliszewski, Chief Economist of Bank Millennium, noted.

In his opinion, the popularization of remote work would be a challenge for some sectors of the economy, in particular for companies leasing office space.

“While a certain decrease in the rental of office space may be visible, due to the conviction of some employees and employers to work remotely, it seems, however, that a massive retreat from stationary work will not occur quickly," Maliszewski assessed.

(WBJ)