In a survey conducted in Australia in May 2022 amongst workers who have tasks they can complete at home, around one third of respondents indicated being in agreement with their employer about the preferred amount of time employees are allowed to work from home. The majority of respondents in May wanted to work at home more often than their employee permitted.
Worker-employer agreement in working from home preferences in Australia from April 2021 to May 2022, by level of agreement
Characteristic
Employer permits larger portion of workweek at home than worker wants
Agreement
Worker wants a larger portion of workweek at home than employer permits
Respondents are currently working and have tasks they can perform at home
Supplementary notes
Note from source: "Agreement" means workers report the proportion of the workweek they would like to work from home is the same as their employer would permit. "Employer permits..." means employers would permit the worker to spend more of their workweek at home than the worker would like. "Worker wants..." means workers would like to work more at home than the employer would permit.
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Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research. (July 11, 2022). Worker-employer agreement in working from home preferences in Australia from April 2021 to May 2022, by level of agreement [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1344755/australia-worker-employer-agreement-on-wfh-preferences-by-level-of-agreement/
Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research. "Worker-employer agreement in working from home preferences in Australia from April 2021 to May 2022, by level of agreement." Chart. July 11, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1344755/australia-worker-employer-agreement-on-wfh-preferences-by-level-of-agreement/
Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research. (2022). Worker-employer agreement in working from home preferences in Australia from April 2021 to May 2022, by level of agreement. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1344755/australia-worker-employer-agreement-on-wfh-preferences-by-level-of-agreement/
Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research. "Worker-employer Agreement in Working from Home Preferences in Australia from April 2021 to May 2022, by Level of Agreement." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1344755/australia-worker-employer-agreement-on-wfh-preferences-by-level-of-agreement/
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Worker-employer agreement in working from home preferences in Australia from April 2021 to May 2022, by level of agreement [Graph], Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, July 11, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1344755/australia-worker-employer-agreement-on-wfh-preferences-by-level-of-agreement/
