Remote work in Italy - Statistics & Facts

The coronavirus pandemic has had a massive impact on the lives of people all around the world. The measures adopted by the Italian government to control the contagion pushed many businesses to stop or radically scale down their activities. When possible, people have been asked to work from home, remotely, or at least, to alternate work from home to work from the office. As of April 2021, there were over seven million Italians working remotely. About 27 percent of them were alternating office and home office, while some 15 percent were working exclusively from home. However, the largest shares of employees working remotely were recorded during the first wave of infections, in spring 2020.

Who is working remotely?

How common remote work is within a company depends on many factors. Unsurprisingly, large, digitalized enterprises were better prepared for this prompt swift. However, differences could also be observed among sectors in the location of companies, and in the demographic and educational characteristics of the employees. For instance, the sectors of media and communication, energy, insurance and finance, real estate, and education were estimated to have the largest share of employees working remotely. When it comes to geographical factors, people living in larger cities were more likely to work from home than those living in small municipalities. Furthermore, employees aged 35 to 44 years, and with a higher education made up the largest percentages of remote workers.

Preferences of employees

Remote work has a wide range of positive and negative sides and the opinions among employees can vary significantly. There is a general agreement that working from home leads to a better work-life balance, with benefits such as less commuting time, and the opportunity to have lunch with family or partners. On the other hand, some people might find it hard to spend so much time working at home. For instance, when the equipment provided is inadequate, or when the relations with coworkers play an important role in one's social life. Indeed, different studies have found that employees tend to prefer hybrid work, in order to fulfill the different needs of everyone.
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Published by Statista Research Department, Jan 10, 2024

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Employees in remote work in Italy
7.3m
Share of employees in hybrid work
16.8%
Sectors the highest share of employees in remote work in Italy
Information and communication
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