Stay home, work from home! – The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on teleworking in Northern Hungary, April 2020 Cover Image

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Stay home, work from home! – The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on teleworking in Northern Hungary, April 2020

Author(s): Katalin Lipták
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Economy, Geography, Regional studies
Published by: Központi Statisztikai Hivatal
Keywords: COVID-19; telework; home office; North-Hungary

Summary/Abstract: The way we work has also changed in line with the continuous and rapid development of digitalisation and info-communication technology. The changes created the opportunity to separate the workplace and the task performed, and to create a much more optimal work environment for the employee. The transformation process varies from country to country and job to job, as not all jobs are suitable for telecommuting. The global spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus and the application of different solution strategies in different countries have facilitated the transition to teleworking and home office in several areas. The use of telework in Hungary has so far lagged significantly behind in European countries, but due to the coronavirus, many people have been “forced” to do. As a result of the curfew, the separation of work and privatelife has been completely eliminated for some workers as a result of teleworking, which hashad many advantages and disadvantages. The aim of the study is to analyze the effects of the coronavirus in the field of telework on workers in the Northern Hungary region,which I confirm with a questionnaire survey in addition to the literature review.

  • Issue Year: 61/2021
  • Issue No: 02
  • Page Range: 153-169
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Hungarian