According to these statistics, around 1 in 5 workers around the globe work remotely or telecommute.
What’s more interesting however is where this trend prevails – in the Middle East, Asia and Latin America – with Western countries such as Germany, France, Italy and Canada trailing, with remote working as the least popular job option.
While the West sees the benefits – especially in relation to retaining women in the workplace – it’s an interesting insight into the more skeptical attitude, shared also by employees in Japan, Sweden, Great Britain, Australia and Canada who appear to be the least enthusiastic about telecommuting. What we’re wondering is why this reluctance, especially from employees?