Teleworking: where are we?

Almost four years after the start of the health crisis, how is teleworking evolving? What are the expectations of employees and managers?

How has teleworking evolved since 2020, the start of the health crisis? The insurance sector has just provided two interesting examples. On one side, Groupama Immobilier. The 130 employees had two days of teleworking. Since last week, they have had to return to headquarters every day. In the name of productivity and the collective. The experiment will last 3 months.

On the other, CNP Assurances. 91% of employees work remotely, most of them three days a week. The new agreement gives them even more flexibility to adjust the days of presence over the week or month.

Teleworking, stop or still?

Is reality also binary in companies? Many companies are in the process of renegotiating their teleworking agreement, and at the moment, we don’t have the whole picture. But in companies with 50 or more employees, the situation seems much more nuanced. This is what emerges from the Parella/CSA barometer, which surveyed 800 employees, HR managers and managers, all sectors combined.

First observation: in companies that authorize teleworking, almost half of bosses (46%) have not touched the number of authorized teleworking days since the end of the health crisis. Only 18% reduced them, and 36% increased them. So no major upheaval, and a rather upward trend.

How many days are allowed?

Two thirds of the managers surveyed authorize 1 and especially 2 days of teleworking per week. This is still the dominant model since the end of the health crisis. Those who offer 3, 4 days, or full teleworking, remain in the minority. Moreover, not all employees are rushing to telework.

Among those who can telework, 30% continue to go to the office every day, except in exceptional cases. 29% adapt the frequency according to their professional or personal constraints. And 40% make the most of it, which is rather reasonable.

Do managers have a strong opinion on teleworking?

According to the Parella/ CSANon barometer, a small majority – only 55% – are convinced that teleworking brings more benefits than disadvantages. Proof that there is still a lot of discussion on the subject.