Despite High Demand, Home Office Opportunities are on the Decline

Hungary Today 2024.07.02.

Hungarians say that working from home is necessary, but almost 60 percent of workers have to go to the office every day of the week. Interestingly, in many workplaces, managers do not allow the introduction of home offices even if the job would allow it. Employees want more home office opportunities, but the reality is that this option is increasingly being discouraged, writes Világgazdaság.

Of course there are cases where the nature of the job does not allow remote working. The problem is that many employees who do intellectual work are tied to the office, but could otherwise do their work from home. Most people in this group work in public administration, where office work is expected.

In Hungary, 21 percent of employers offer remote working, meaning that in these places there is no need to go to the office at all.

The most common solution is a hybrid system, where working from the office is combined with home office opportunities.

On the employee side, hybrid working is the most supported option, with 46 percent of employees voting for it, according to job portal Profession.hu. Only 14 percent of respondents said they never wanted to go to the office. Interestingly, 27 percent of those surveyed responded that they did not want to work from home at all and only considered office working acceptable.

Fact

As Hungary Today previously reported, there was a demand for greater flexibility from employees even before the COVID pandemic. The home office, which was experienced during the outbreak of COVID, has been welcomed by the majority. Erste Bank’s survey revealed that among those who have or feel they have the opportunity to work from home, 61 percent of respondents said that allowing people to work from home is a basic requirement, while 32 percent said it was very important. Among those living in Budapest, 94 percent of respondents selected the above two options, compared to 92 percent in rural areas.

It was also pointed out that not everyone wants a beanbag pass in the workplace, and the needs of mental and physical workers differ.

A company that is likeable, where people can learn from the leader and where there is a good community to belong to is key to retaining a valuable workforce.

However, communication systems are also very important, along with a clean working environment and human relations.

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