Research shows that half of Dutch workers want to continue working from home

For the survey by Nationale Vacaturebank and Intermediair, more than 1000 Dutch workers were asked for their opinion about working from home during the coronavirus lockdown. What are the results? Overall, working from home it is not too disappointing. A total of 53 percent of the respondents are positive about working from home, with 49 percent also saying that they want to continue working (partly) from home after the coronavirus crisis is over.

When asked about what they find positive about working from home: 68 percent mentioned the fact that they don’t need to commute; 61 percent say that they can organise their own time better; and 29 percent think it is a plus that they have more time for family life.

However, there are also workers who prefer to return to the workplace as soon as possible. The primary reason is that they are missing their colleagues. In fact, 59 percent of the respondents indicate that this is the reason why they would like to return to the office. For the higher educated, the percentage is even higher (65 percent).

Whether there are children in the house seems to affect how working from home is experienced. In fact, 42 percent of the respondents without children say they can concentrate better at work at home. For respondents with children, this is 25 percent.