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The pandemic was the boom of this type of business in Spain, which seems to have come to stay
The arrival of COVID-19 has brought with it, among other changes and changes in the daily lives of the residents, the creation of work electronically to many professionals. Incarceration, subsequent health measures and ongoing restrictions have led to the continued application of this method of work in many companies. fact, Job offers that include remote work They have more than tripled with the pandemic, registering a growth of 214% between May 2020 and April 2021. Adecco, at any ‘Online’ job offers that refer to telecommuting It was published during the above period in six countries of Western Europe: Germany, the Netherlands, France, the United Kingdom, Spain and Italy.
Evolution of job offers with remote work
According to this report, the growth Job offers with remote work It was more pronounced in the central and western provinces of Spain, where only the province of Soria recorded declines. In any case, Adecco specifies that a file Demand for remote workers It started declining in November, when the country imposed partial restrictions.
In the group of six countries analyzed, the number of vacancies which included the work electronically It increased by 126% between May 2020 and April 2021 compared to the previous year, with the highest growth being France (+463%), Spain (+214%) and Italy (+175%).
Adecco confirms it Distance working It was already starting to gain popularity before the health crisis, indicating that at the end of 2019, 3.3% of job ads already included this option compared to 2.8% in January of the same year. This represents a 28% increase over 2019 and thus, from the HR consultancy, stated in its report that “the pandemic has only accelerated change that was already underway.”
Altogether, in May this year, 12% of vacancies in Western Europe indicated remote work, more than double the number in May 2020, and nearly four times as much as in May 2019, before the pandemic.
The most popular remote working profiles
The proportion of jobs with references to remote work has increased in many sectors, especially in Administration And ‘call centers, an increase of 306% over the previous year. Other sectors that saw significant progress in these offerings are public services (+154%), finance and insurance (+128 percent), and telecommunications (+127%).
According to Adecco, the profiles with the most significant rise in remote job offers are those of Administrative Commercial Assistant (+237%), Accountant (+301%), Telemarketer (+302%), and DevOps Engineer (+166%). ) and real. Real estate agent (+150%).
Establishing remote work
Adecco report estimates that About 36% of jobs can be done entirely remotely, while for 64% of the other positions a mixed format can be created. “Such an arrangement can also operate in the manufacturing and services sector. While these industries may require the physical presence of their employees most of the time, certain features of these sectors may also perform some tasks, for example, administrative matters, remotely,” Explains the human resource group.
during the pandemic, Remote work has been claimed by companies of all sizes. In fact, in May 2021, more than 40% of job offers that referred to remote work came from companies with fewer than 50 workers.
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Adecco also emphasizes in its study that highly qualified people are most likely to get it remote work contracts.
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