Published: August 2021 | Category: Inclusive access , Research programme , Research & reports | Audience: General
The first COVID-19 pandemic lockdown presented an opportunity to understand how increased work from home (WFH) practice could be continued in New Zealand in the longer term. The research highlighted the need to consider which roles are suited to working from home, the needs of employees, and some of the barriers faced by both employees and employers in the practice. It also identified areas worthy of further investigation.
The findings will inform system-wide policy interventions, workplace practices, technology or other approaches that could be implemented to encourage and enable people to work from home as appropriate, and to more permanently capture the benefits that WFH can provide.
Keywords: COVID-19, work from home, telework, employer, employee
