ABS: Working from home here to stay

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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.