Is working from home set to be the new norm?
The number of Australians working from home remains almost double the pre-COVID-19 figure and women are more likely want to expand the arrangement, according to the latest ABS data on how households are faring during the pandemic.
Some 41% of surveyed workers say they worked from home at least once a week in February, compared with 24% before COVID-19 restrictions began in March last year.
Almost half of participants say they expect the amount of work from home to remain the same (47%), with 11% expecting a decrease and 8% expecting it to rise.
And though 42% overall would like it to remain the same, 17% of women say they want to increase their working from home, compared with 11% of men.
