Seoul, Dec 16 : Most South Korean businesses that have adopted at-home remote work programs due to Covid-19 plan to continue the policy even after the end of the pandemic, a poll revealed on Thursday.
In the recent Labor Ministry survey conducted on 620 businesses currently using remote work policies, 75.2 per cent said they plan to either continue the scheme at the current level or partially downscale it when the pandemic ends, reports Yonhap News Agency.
The poll said 11.3 per cent of businesses intend to stop the remote work scheme when the pandemic ends.Of the companies willing to maintain the scheme at the current level, 53.6 per cent said they saw no difference in productivity compared with that under at-office work, while 20.5 per cent cited the strong intention to do so by management.More than two-thirds of workers at such companies expressed hope to continue remote work after the pandemic.Mostly working parents with young children preferred the remote work system, according to the Ministry.
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75% of S.Korean firms to continue remote work scheme
According to the poll, 11.3 percent of respondents said that they would stop remote working once the pandemic is over.
The majority of companies that were willing to keep the program at its current level stated they see no improvement in productivity over work done at home, with 53.6 percent stating there was no change, and 20.5 percent citing management’s strong desire to continue the program.
Over two-thirds (63%) of these workers expressed the hope that they would continue working remotely after the pandemic.
According to Ministry, remote working was preferred by most parents who are employed and have young children.
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