In July 2021, 60 percent of workers in Great Britain who were working from home advised that it was due to their employer asking them to work from home, with 42 percent of respondents saying that they were following the government's advice.
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Other statistics that may interest you Remote work in the UK
Overview
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- Basic Statistic Working location trends in Great Britain 2020-2023
- Premium Statistic Number of employees that work from home in the UK 1998-2020
- Premium Statistic Percentage of employees who work from home in the UK 1998-2020
- Premium Statistic Percentage of employed people that can work from home in the European Union 2002-2020
- Basic Statistic Percentage of people usually working from home in Europe 2022, by country
- Basic Statistic Percentage of people sometimes working from home in Europe 2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Percentage of employed people that can work from home in European countries 2008-2022
Demographics
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- Premium Statistic Percentage of employees who work from home in the UK 2020, by gender
- Premium Statistic Number of employees who work from home in the UK 2020, by age group
- Premium Statistic Percentage of employees who work from home in the UK 2020, by age group
- Premium Statistic Number of employees who work from home in the UK 2020, by region
- Premium Statistic Percentage of employees who work from home in the UK 2020, by region
- Premium Statistic Percentage of employees who work from home in the UK 2020, by ethnicity
- Premium Statistic Percentage of employees who work from home in the UK 2020, by local authority
- Premium Statistic Share of people working from home in the UK in 2020, by education level
Sectors
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- Premium Statistic Number of employees that work from home in the UK 2020, by sector
- Premium Statistic Percentage of employees that work from home in the UK 2020, by sector
- Premium Statistic Number of employees who work from home in the UK 2020, by occupation
- Premium Statistic Percentage of employees who work from home in the UK 2020, by occupation
- Premium Statistic Number of employees who work from home in the UK 2020, by minor occupation group
- Premium Statistic Percentage of employees who work from home in the UK 2020, by minor occupation group
Hours and earnings
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- Premium Statistic Home office working day pattern in the UK 2020
- Premium Statistic Average weekly hours of work for full-time homeworkers in the UK 2011-2020
- Premium Statistic Average weekly hours of work for part-time homeworkers in the UK 2011-2020
- Premium Statistic Median gross weekly pay for homeworkers in the UK 2011-2020
- Premium Statistic Median gross weekly pay for full-time homeworkers in the UK 2011-2020, by gender
- Premium Statistic Sickness absence rate in the UK 2020, by work from home status
Impact of COVID-19
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- Premium Statistic Location of work at time of Coronavirus in Great Britain in July 2021
- Premium Statistic Reasons for working from home in Coronavirus in Great Britain July 2021
- Premium Statistic Share of people working from home due to Coronavirus in Great Britain 2022, by age
- Premium Statistic Likelihood of being allowed to work from home after Coronavirus Great Britain 2021
- Basic Statistic Working from home situation before Coronavirus and preference afterwards Britain 2021
Further related statistics
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- Employees in home office in Italy H1 2020, by region
- Share of people in Britain whose workplace has closed due to Coronavirus 2020
- Changes in working arrangements due to COVID-19 in Hungary 2020
- Employee benefits: telecommuting 2009-2013
- Share of enterprises where employees regularly telecommute in Sweden 2004-2020
- Opinion on the effect of working from home and productivity in Britain 2018
- Italy: willingness to work from home in 2017
- Change in CO2 emissions for households working from home once a week 2020
- Leading internet service providers during WFH and LFH Indonesia 2020
- Opinions on moving permanently working remotely in Italy 2020, by macro-region
- People avoiding going to work during COVID-19 outbreak Malaysia 2020-2022
- Canada: influence of #metoo on co-worker relationships 2018
- Home office distribution in Italy 2019, by macro-region
- Canada: perspectives on acceptable workplace conduct 2018
- Share of workers worldwide with access to workplace wellness programs 2015, by region
- COVID-19's impact on work locations over time worldwide 2020
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- Opinion on the effect of working from home and productivity in Britain 2018
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- Change in CO2 emissions for households working from home once a week 2020
- Leading internet service providers during WFH and LFH Indonesia 2020
- Opinions on moving permanently working remotely in Italy 2020, by macro-region
- People avoiding going to work during COVID-19 outbreak Malaysia 2020-2022
- Canada: influence of #metoo on co-worker relationships 2018
- Home office distribution in Italy 2019, by macro-region
- Canada: perspectives on acceptable workplace conduct 2018
- Share of workers worldwide with access to workplace wellness programs 2015, by region
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (July 23, 2021). In the past seven days, why have you worked from home? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1208563/coronavirus-reasons-for-working-from-home-in-britain/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "In the past seven days, why have you worked from home?." Chart. July 23, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1208563/coronavirus-reasons-for-working-from-home-in-britain/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2021). In the past seven days, why have you worked from home?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1208563/coronavirus-reasons-for-working-from-home-in-britain/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "In The past Seven Days, Why Have You Worked from Home?." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1208563/coronavirus-reasons-for-working-from-home-in-britain/
Office for National Statistics (UK), In the past seven days, why have you worked from home? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1208563/coronavirus-reasons-for-working-from-home-in-britain/ (last visited December 01, 2023)
In the past seven days, why have you worked from home? [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), July 23, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1208563/coronavirus-reasons-for-working-from-home-in-britain/