In 2021, approximately 37 percent of workers in Great Britain wished to work from home some of the time after the Coronavirus pandemic is over, with one in five wanted to work from home all the time. Despite this, 37 percent of British workers advised they never want to work from home, with seven percent not sure.
Working from home situation before the Coronavirus pandemic and preference afterwards in Great Britain in 2021
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YouGov. (April 13, 2021). Working from home situation before the Coronavirus pandemic and preference afterwards in Great Britain in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1240721/working-from-home-coronavirus/
YouGov. "Working from home situation before the Coronavirus pandemic and preference afterwards in Great Britain in 2021." Chart. April 13, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1240721/working-from-home-coronavirus/
YouGov. (2021). Working from home situation before the Coronavirus pandemic and preference afterwards in Great Britain in 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1240721/working-from-home-coronavirus/
YouGov. "Working from Home Situation before The Coronavirus Pandemic and Preference Afterwards in Great Britain in 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1240721/working-from-home-coronavirus/
YouGov, Working from home situation before the Coronavirus pandemic and preference afterwards in Great Britain in 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1240721/working-from-home-coronavirus/ (last visited May 16, 2024)
Working from home situation before the Coronavirus pandemic and preference afterwards in Great Britain in 2021 [Graph], YouGov, April 13, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1240721/working-from-home-coronavirus/