Obstacles faced by large firms in home office in Italy 2020

Between March and May 2020, more than 6.5 million employees in Italy were working from home. Due to the COVID-19 measures, a great number of workers had to change their daily habits and start to work from home. The difficulties faced by large companies varied based on how prepared they were. For instance, compared to enterprises which already implemented home office before the pandemic, companies which did not organize any remote work before had more problems with the digital skills of employees. However, in both situations the main issue pointed out was the difficulties in maintaining a balance between professional and private life.