In New Zealand, the number of adults working full-time from home and/or remotely has doubled over the past 9 years. And according to a Horizon Research survey, 30% of all New Zealand employees work full or part-time remotely. As working remotely continues to grow, it gives people the ability to move to other cities and towns where they would prefer to live, not having to choose a residence based on their commute. The concept of telecommuting has been around in some form since the 1970s, so it’s certainly not a fad. Horizon Research analyzes people’s opinions about working from home and whether or not they prefer to be amongst their co-workers in a business location, as well as other aspects of this growing work trend.
Key Takeaways:
- Telecommuting amongst working adults in New Zealand is becoming increasingly popular with 235,000 reporting that they currently work from home or remotely for their organizations.
- When asked, almost 70% of working New Zealanders said they would like to work from home, which is about 1,990,000 adult citizens.
- Telecommuting would allow workers to move to the city or town of their choice, rather than living in an area based upon the location of their employer, which would solve affordability issues for some.
“The number of New Zealand adults working fulltime from home or remotely from their organisations has doubled in the past 9 years.”
Read more: https://www.horizonpoll.co.nz/page/418/the-big-and
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