At the end of February 2020, the Italian government started to implement measures aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19. Among these measures, the closing of most workplaces forced whoever could to work from home. This was an unusual situation for many workers, as the majority of them was not used to work from home before the lockdown. A survey conducted in May 2020 investigated the reasons why Italian people were not working from home before the lockdown. It was found that companies' policies were the main reason, with almost 65 percent of the respondents indicating a ban on remote working as the cause for not working from home.
Why were you not working from home before the lockdown?
Employees who would not/rarely work from home before the lockdown
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Hai detto che, in passato, non usufruivi regolarmente dello smartworking. Quali dei seguenti descrive meglio i motivi?"
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YouGov Italy. (June 5, 2020). Why were you not working from home before the lockdown? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132148/main-reasons-not-to-use-remote-working-in-italy-before-covid-19-lockdown/
YouGov Italy. "Why were you not working from home before the lockdown?." Chart. June 5, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132148/main-reasons-not-to-use-remote-working-in-italy-before-covid-19-lockdown/
YouGov Italy. (2020). Why were you not working from home before the lockdown?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132148/main-reasons-not-to-use-remote-working-in-italy-before-covid-19-lockdown/
YouGov Italy. "Why Were You Not Working from Home before The Lockdown?." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132148/main-reasons-not-to-use-remote-working-in-italy-before-covid-19-lockdown/
YouGov Italy, Why were you not working from home before the lockdown? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132148/main-reasons-not-to-use-remote-working-in-italy-before-covid-19-lockdown/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Why were you not working from home before the lockdown? [Graph], YouGov Italy, June 5, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132148/main-reasons-not-to-use-remote-working-in-italy-before-covid-19-lockdown/
