Telework: a system adopted by British companies with less hierarchy

In London

The streets of the City are spectacularly deserted.

From one confinement to another, the British have returned to the office much less than the French.

The

instruction

is well received here.

All the better since before the pandemic, teleworking was more developed in the United Kingdom than in many other countries in Europe, with the exception of the Netherlands and the Nordic countries.

As everywhere on the continent, the outbreak of the virus has made teleworking jump.

According to various studies, between 50 and 60% of British employees have worked from home since the first lockdown in March and until today.

Figures that differ according to the activities: if we come to white collar workers, we reach a rate of 80%.

The British peculiarity lies elsewhere.

Before the coronavirus hit, telecommuting had grown a lot in the UK over the past decade.

According to official figures from the ONS, some 1.7 million of the 32.6 million working people in Britain

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