Assessing the growth of remote working and its consequences for effort, well‐being and work‐life balance

This article critically assesses the assumption that more and more work is being detached from place and that this is a ‘win‐win’ for both employers and employees. Based on an analysis of official labour market data, it finds that only one‐third of the increase in remote working can be explained by...

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Published in:New technology, work, and employment work, and employment, 2017-11, Vol.32 (3), p.195-212
Main Authors: Felstead, Alan, Henseke, Golo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Employment
homeworking
job quality
Job satisfaction
job‐related well‐being
Knowledge economy
Labor force
Labor market
Organizational commitment
remote working
teleworking
Well being
work effort
Work life balance
Work-Leisure conflict
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Summary:This article critically assesses the assumption that more and more work is being detached from place and that this is a ‘win‐win’ for both employers and employees. Based on an analysis of official labour market data, it finds that only one‐third of the increase in remote working can be explained by compositional factors such as movement to the knowledge economy, the growth in flexible employment and organisational responses to the changing demographic make‐up of the employed labour force. This suggests that the detachment of work from place is a growing trend. This article also shows that while remote working is associated with higher organisational commitment, job satisfaction and job‐related well‐being, these benefits come at the cost of work intensification and a greater inability to switch off.
ISSN:0268-1072
1468-005X
DOI:10.1111/ntwe.12097