Impact of the COVID-19 confinement measures on telework in Spain - A qualitative survey

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The spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated home confinement measures in March 2020 urged many Spanish companies and their workers to "improvise" a teleworking practice for which not much previous experience was available. The qualitative survey results show that a large proportion of Spanish workers have accepted telework in relatively good terms, where a majority of them would be ready to telework more in the future if a balanced combination with physical presence at the workplace could be managed. Notwithstanding this, the research also identified some particularly conflictive issues related to conciliation (difficult to manage when all day at home), worktime (sometimes extended and problematic to stop) and occupational health, both physical (MSD related) and psychosocial (feelings of isolation).

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: JRC Working Papers Series on Labour, Education and Technology ; No. 2020/08

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft
• Subject: Telework ; COVID-19 ; Confinement ; Spain ; Work organisation ; Job quality ; Work-lifebalance

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Corral, Antonio ; Isusi, Iñigo
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC)
• (where): Seville
• (when): 2020

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/231340
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:42 AM CET