Working from home situation before Coronavirus and preference afterwards Britain 2021

Published by D. Clark, Aug 6, 2024
In 2021, approximately 37 percent of workers in Great Britain wished to work from home some of the time after the Coronavirus pandemic is over, with one in five wanted to work from home all the time. Despite this, 37 percent of British workers advised they never want to work from home, with seven percent not sure.

Working from home situation before the Coronavirus pandemic and preference afterwards in Great Britain in 2021

CharacteristicThe whole timeSome of the timeNeverDon't know
Working from home status before the pandemic 11% 21% 65% 3%
Working from home preference after the pandemic 20% 37% 37% 7%
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Release date

April 2021

Region

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Survey time period

March 19-21, 2021

Number of respondents

963 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

Workers in Britain

Method of interview

Online survey

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