Public service: teleworking is developing despite several obstacles

The health crisis has pushed the public service to resort to teleworking.

This practice of remote work is developing there, but remains weaker than in the private sector.

According to the second edition of the Wimi-Ipsos * barometer, 42% of public employees work at least occasionally remotely, a figure that is significantly higher compared to teleworking habits before the start of the health crisis (22%) but which remains lower than for private sector employees who are 58% to use telework occasionally.

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In detail, the intensity of recourse to teleworking has also increased.

15% of public officials work from home two days a week while only 8% did so before the Covid-19 crisis.

The recourse to the rhythm of three days of teleworking per week is meanwhile chosen by 5% of officials against only 2% before the first confinement.

It is still necessary to specify that this investigation was carried out before Jean Castex recommends "

" of telework per week in the public service to fight against the fifth wave of coronavirus.

Despite this gradual use of telework, several obstacles persist according to officials.

48% of the agents questioned point to the “

” whereas they were 30% to underline this problematic in 2020. Cultural resistance does not seem to be completely raised either with 68% of the people questioned who put forward the existence of a culture of presenteeism in their organization and 58% believe that their management views teleworking in a negative light.

* Survey carried out from November 4 to 12, 2021, with a sample of 500 workers in the public sector and 500 workers in the private sector.