Flexible working arrangements during the Covid-19 pandemic

Wen Fan and Duanyi Yang

Chapter 7 in A Research Agenda for Flexible Working Arrangements, 2025, pp 99-118 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: Developments during the Covid-19 pandemic changed the prevalence, implementation and effects of flexible working arrangements. In this chapter, we first provide an overview of the Covid-19 pandemic context, followed by a review of the studies conducted during the pandemic on three major organisational policies that can either exacerbate or alleviate work-related disparities and stress: remote and hybrid work, short-time compensation, and four-day workweeks. For each arrangement, we examine the disparities in access and their uneven effects on workers’ work, family, and well-being outcomes across different population groups. We also discuss the sustainability of these arrangements, providing an overview of the latest developments both within organisations and in public policy. We conclude the chapter by outlining the need for a robust research agenda addressing important lacunae in our understanding of the multi-layered and heterogeneous impacts that flexible working arrangements have on workers and societies.

Keywords: Flexible working arrangements; Covid-19; Remote work; Short-time compensation; Four-day workweeks (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781035317615
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