Australia: factors influencing business's teleworking arrangements by employment size 2022

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%

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Release date

June 2022

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Region

Australia

Survey time period

June 8 to 16, 2022

Number of respondents

2,000 respondents

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

Note from source: "Proportions are of employing businesses with their workforce teleworking. Businesses could select more than one response.".

Business size categories:
Small (0-19 persons employed);
Medium (20-199 persons employed); and
Large (200 or more persons employed).

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