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HOMEWORKING as part of usual work patterns has tripled in Britain since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, new analysis by the TUC shows.
But the union confederation, marking Work From Home day today, warns that caution is needed over the long-term scale of the increase.
The number of people working from home rose from 6.8 per cent in 2019 and 12.1 per cent in 2020 to 22.4 per cent last year.
TUC general secretary Frances O’Grady said that everyone should have access to flexible working, while adding that those in jobs that can not be done from home have been left behind.
She said: “They deserve access to flexible working too. And they need new rights to options like flexitime, predictable shifts and job shares.”
Ms O’Grady also called for better legal protections for homeworkers, pointing out: “The government promised to modernise employment law to make flexible working options the norm for every job.
“But Boris Johnson has cancelled plans for an employment Bill this year. And it is mostly people in working-class jobs who are left out.
“That’s not fair. Ministers must step up and do what they promised.”
