South Korea has 1.6 days a month of working from home...lowest among 34 countries, UK has 6 days

Korea is on 1.6 days, UK is on 6 days. A survey found that South Korean office workers spend the least number of days working from home among 34 countries around the world. The number of days you work from home depends on which country you live in.
There was a big difference. The analysis shows that housing density, the coronavirus lockdown period, and workplace culture all played a role. On the 4th (local time), the New York Times (NYT) announced that
The results of a survey conducted this spring by the University of Dede, the Institute of Technology of Mexico, and the German economic think tank ifo targeted 42,000 people in 34 countries around the world regarding working from home.
. According to the survey, the average number of days worked from home per month in South Korea was 1.6 days, the lowest among 34 countries. Most Asian countries do not exceed 3 days. Japan is 2.0 days, Taiwan is 2.8 days, etc.
became. On the other hand, the UK had the highest average of 6 days per month. Western European countries spent more days working from home than Asian countries, including the United States (5.6 days), Australia (5.2 days), and Germany (4.0 days). Aruze
China and South Africa each recorded 3.6 days per month. The researchers analyzed that the difference in the number of days worked from home was influenced by the living environment. In the United States, people often work from relatively large homes in the suburbs.
They are able to create a work-from-home environment and are therefore less likely to return to the office. On the other hand, people in Asian countries such as South Korea often live in small apartments with only two or three rooms, making it difficult to do office work.
The explanation is that it prefers The researchers also analyzed that in Asia, the period of coronavirus lockdowns was relatively short, and working from home was not able to take hold as a new work style due to cultural backgrounds. NYT is
For example, SK Hynix has said it has never implemented telecommuting, and that someone must be in the office because faxes are still routinely used in Japan.
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