During a survey conducted in Australia in June 2022, staff flexibility was the leading factor influencing teleworking arrangements indicated by respondents from small, medium, and large businesses. Staff encouraged or wanting a return to office was another leading factor amongst all business sizes.
Factors influencing business's teleworking arrangements in Australia as of June 2022, by employment size
Characteristic
Small businesses
Medium businesses
Large businesses
Staff flexibility
70%
76%
83%
Staff encouraged or wanting to return to office
24%
52%
68%
Staff illness or COVID-19 isolation requirements
22%
45%
66%
More staff geographically wide spread
19%
39%
44%
Broader recruitment pool
14%
31%
37%
Concerns about catching COVID-19
14%
29%
33%
Reduced office space
14%
11%
12%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of workforce teleworking83%83%68%68%66%66%44%44%37%37%33%33%12%12%76%76%52%52%45%45%39%39%31%31%29%29%11%11%70%70%24%24%22%22%19%19%14%14%14%14%14%14%Small businessesMedium businessesLarge businessesStaff flexibilityStaff encouraged or wanting to return to officeStaff illness or COVID-19 isolation requirementsMore staff geographically wide spreadBroader recruitment poolConcerns about catching COVID-19Reduced office space
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (June 23, 2022). Factors influencing business's teleworking arrangements in Australia as of June 2022, by employment size [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 18, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1345320/australia-factors-influencing-business-teleworking-arrangements-by-employment-size/
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