Large Korean companies reduce work from home...halved compared to the coronavirus pandemic period

As the COVID-19 virus has become endemic in South Korea, fewer large companies are allowing employees to continue working from home. According to a survey released on the 5th by the Korean Employers Association, the top 50 companies in terms of sales (public
Only 6 out of 10 companies (excluding commercial enterprises) are implementing telecommuting. This result shows that the number of companies implementing telecommuting has significantly decreased compared to the coronavirus pandemic period.
the association explained. The association conducted a ``Survey on the current status of telecommuting'' in September last year, and at that time, 58.1% of the 31 responding companies answered that they were ``currently implementing telecommuting''. Currently, ``Work from home''
41.9% of companies answered "Not implemented yet." Since the outbreak of COVID-19, 38.7% of companies answered that they had done so, but not now.
3.2% of companies achieved this goal. On the other hand, even among companies that continue to work from home, the scale and methods of doing so have changed compared to when the COVID-19 pandemic was occurring. Companies currently implementing telecommuting
Of those, 61.9% answered that they ``select the number of people required or apply individually.'' ``Replacement rotation type'' in which a certain percentage of telecommuters are determined and implemented on a department/team basis, and ``department-based autonomous management''
” method was adopted by 19% of companies. Regarding the outlook for working from home in the future, 64.5% of responding companies said they would "return to pre-COVID-19 levels." Next, “New model
``It will probably be expanded more than before the coronavirus, but on a limited basis'' (25.8%), followed by ``Continue to use and expand'' (9.7%).
Half of companies said employees had a negative reaction to the process of reducing or suspending work from home
reached close. The most common response, at 50%, was that there was "very little opposition." 36.7% of companies answered that ``There was some opposition, but it was not strong.''
” 10% of companies responded, and 3.3% did not respond. Ha Sang-woo, head of the association's Economic Research Headquarters, pointed out that ``work from home, which had become widespread due to COVID-19, has decreased significantly.''
"Rather than replacing face-to-face work, there is a strong possibility that this system will become established as a system that is selectively adopted depending on the industry, job, worker situation, etc."