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February 4, 2024September 25, 2024

Most digital work collaboration progress is supported by Gen Z and Millennials

The practice of working across the web using collaborative platforms such as Google Docs has remained largely unchanged since 2018. Among millennials in China and the US, the activity has even decreased. Gen Z adults across most countries surveyed have the highest or second-highest penetration rates.

This MetaFAQs reports on the percentage of online adults who regularly collaborate on work files in the US, Germany, the UK, Japan, and China split by age generation. Report [TUP_doc_2024_0204_colt] in TUP Lenses: User Profile; Activities; Work/Life Balance

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February 1, 2024May 20, 2024

IT, FIRE, and professional industry employees sustain the highest remote working rates

Even before the pandemic, working remotely has been a mixed blessing for IT staff. While many employees in the information technology industry are able to work remotely and support geographically dispersed organizations, many have historically needed to work well beyond the confines of a 40-hour workweek or 9 to 5 schedule. Similarly, many workers in real estate and other professions have experienced the benefits that come with pitfalls. With the onset of the pandemic, the gap has become clearer between employees in these industries and the average worker.

This MetaFAQs reports on the percentage of employees in the IT/FIRE/Professional industries who work remotely at least some of the time, and contrasts their share with the national averages in the US, Germany, UK, Japan, and China. Report [TUP_doc_2024_0201_firt] in TUP Lenses: User Profile; Work/Life Balance

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January 31, 2024March 14, 2024

Remote work pays: cross-country earnings compared

Remote workers tend to earn more than their workplace-going counterparts. Various factors, including educational attainment, socioeconomic status, and job type, influence this. We found this positive association in the US, UK, Germany, Japan, and China.

This MetaFAQs focuses on quantifying the income disparity, rather than determining the causal relationship between income levels and remote work. Report [TUP_doc_2024_0131_affl] in TUP Lenses: User Profile; Work/Life Balance

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January 29, 2024May 20, 2024

Remote worker dominance trends downwards slightly in many countries

Remote workers make up nearly half of online workers in the US, Germany, and the UK. In Japan, remote working rates are lower, and among China’s socioeconomically elite online workers, the rates are higher. Smaller employers generally have the highest percentage of workers working remotely, although the pattern is not significantly different among medium and large employers. Remote working rates in 2023 are slightly lower in 2023 than in 2022, although not substantially so.

This MetaFAQs reports on the number of online adults working remotely in the US, Germany, the UK, Japan, and China, split by the employer’s size. Report [TUP_doc_2024_0129_remt] in TUP Lenses: User Profile; Work/Life Balance

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January 29, 2024December 5, 2023

Employers lag in home computer provisioning

More workers use a home computer for work than use an employer-provided computer. With the onset of the pandemic, employees and employers alike suddenly scrambled for ways to get their work done. For many employees, especially knowledge workers, having access to a computer is vital. However, not all employers have supported remote workers by providing a computer, and instead have relied on employees using their home computers. Currently, in all countries surveyed except for the UK, more workers use a home PC for work-related activities than use a work computer.

This MetaFAQs reports on the percentage of remote workers and non-remote workers who use a home computer for work-related activities or use an employer-provided PC, across the US, Germany, UK, Japan, and China. Report [TUP_doc_2024_0129_hwpc] in TUP Lenses: PCs; Activities; Work/Life Balance

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January 27, 2024March 19, 2024

Tech buying plan trends are stronger among remote workers

With the onset of the pandemic, remote workers rushed to outfit their homes or remote working locations with technology to help them communicate, work, and otherwise be productive. During this time, not all workers could acquire the technology they wanted since only in some cases did employers provide the desired technology. Following this peak, most interest in tech buying plans has waned and reverted to the mean.

This MetaFAQs reports on the purchase plans for remote workers within the next twelve months. It includes mobile phones (smartphones and feature phones), computers (desktops and laptops), tablets, and printers from 2020 through 2023. Each trend is also compared to workers who never work remotely. Report [TUP_doc_2024_0127_plat] in TUP Lenses: Devices; PCs; Mobile Phones; Tablets; Consumer Electronics; Printers; Work/Life Balance

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January 23, 2024September 25, 2024

Half of Americans use a smartphone for work

During the pandemic, the rapid flight to health, safety, and remote work caught many employers’ IT departments unprepared. Many workers did not have employer-provided computers or even home-owned ones, although the majority had smartphones. At the same time, much of the online population was already migrating many of their everyday activities away from computers to smartphones. Consequently, roughly half of online adults in the US and UK, and over 40% of those in Germany and Japan, regularly use their smartphones for work-related activities.
This MetaFAQ reports on the percentage of online adults that use a smartphone for a range of work-related activities, from checking email and participating in online meetings to phone and video calls. Report [TUP_doc_2024_0123_spwt] in TUP Lenses: Mobile Phones; Activities; Communication; Work/Life Balance

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January 21, 2024March 19, 2024

Most remote workers expect remote work next year

Who will be right—the employers or the employees? Nearly all workers currently working remotely expect to be working remotely in one year. While the majority expect a hybrid arrangement, a sizable number expect to be always working remotely. Americans have the strongest expectations of always working from home.

This MetaFAQs reports on the percentage of remote workers who expect to always work from home in one year, to never work remotely, and those who expect some hybrid remote work status. This is detailed by countries surveyed: the US, Germany, the UK, Japan, and China. Report [TUP_doc_2024_0121_fwft] in TUP Lenses: User Profile; Work/Life Balance

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January 15, 2024January 17, 2024

In-country computer use: age matters

Computers such as Apple Macs, those running Microsoft Windows or ChromeOS are being used by most online adults worldwide, although penetration rates vary by age group within countries. In the US and Japan, computer users skew older. In the UK and China, computer users skew somewhat younger, although not strongest among adults aged 18 to 24. Instead, a growing group of online adults rely on smartphones for everyday activities and turn to computers for a declining subset of things they regularly do.
This MetaFAQ reports on the percentage of online adults who actively use a computer that they acquired with personal funds (a home computer), one provided by an employer (work/self-employed), or from someone else (a school, library, government, neighbor, or other). Report [TUP_doc_2024_0115_agpc] in TUP Lenses: Devices; PCs; User Profile

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January 13, 2024February 1, 2024

Home PCs shine again for remote work

The rapid spread of the pandemic caught many employers and employees by surprise. Most were unprepared to work remotely and many were uncertain how long they might be working remotely. Consequently, many workers simply used their personally-owned home computers to get work done. Although 2020 saw high levels of home PC use for work which then shrunk markedly in 2021, we’re now seeing a return to broad home PC use for work. Using a home PC for work activities is a widespread practice, even among workers who may have an employer-provided PC available to them when they are in the workplace. Although work email is a major activity for home PCs, there is a long list of work activities regularly done by many remote workers.

This MetaFAQ reports on the percentage of remote workers and workers who never work remotely that use a home computer for work-related activities. This is split by country. Further, this report details the list of work-related activities that remote workers regularly do with their home PC. Report [TUP_doc_2024_0113_hwrt] in TUP Lenses: PCs; User Profile; Households; Activities; Work/Life Balance

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