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The Australian Bureau of Statistics has released its Business Indicators, Business Impacts of COVID-19 survey, which suggests that the working from home (WFH) phenomenon is a permanent shift that will continue long after COVID-19:
Employing businesses provided an estimate of the proportion of their workforce teleworking:
- prior to COVID-19;
- during September; and
- expected once restrictions are lifted and conditions stabilise.
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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness.
Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.
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