According to a global survey in March 2020, 47 percent of respondents expect their employer to allow remote working in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. This was the most popular of the measures surveyed. The least popular was a ban on business travel, which was expected by 40 percent of respondents.
Share of adults worldwide who expect their employer to make changes in response to the COVID-19 outbreak in March 2020, by change
Original question: "Which of the following do you expect your employer to do in response to the virus? Pick all that apply".
Respondents were from: Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, South Africa, South Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States.
1,000 respondents per country
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Edelman. (March 17, 2020). Share of adults worldwide who expect their employer to make changes in response to the COVID-19 outbreak in March 2020, by change [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1105062/covid-19-opinion-changes-employers-should-make-worldwide/
Edelman. "Share of adults worldwide who expect their employer to make changes in response to the COVID-19 outbreak in March 2020, by change." Chart. March 17, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1105062/covid-19-opinion-changes-employers-should-make-worldwide/
Edelman. (2020). Share of adults worldwide who expect their employer to make changes in response to the COVID-19 outbreak in March 2020, by change. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1105062/covid-19-opinion-changes-employers-should-make-worldwide/
Edelman. "Share of Adults Worldwide Who Expect Their Employer to Make Changes in Response to The Covid-19 Outbreak in March 2020, by Change." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Mar 2020, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1105062/covid-19-opinion-changes-employers-should-make-worldwide/
Edelman, Share of adults worldwide who expect their employer to make changes in response to the COVID-19 outbreak in March 2020, by change Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1105062/covid-19-opinion-changes-employers-should-make-worldwide/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Share of adults worldwide who expect their employer to make changes in response to the COVID-19 outbreak in March 2020, by change [Graph], Edelman, March 17, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1105062/covid-19-opinion-changes-employers-should-make-worldwide/