Work-life balance during the COVID-19 pandemic. A European perspective

Vincenzo Alfano (), Ilaria Mariotti, Nunzia Nappo () and Gaetano Vecchione ()
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Vincenzo Alfano: Università Partenope
Nunzia Nappo: Università degli Studi di Napoli, Federico II
Gaetano Vecchione: Università degli Studi di Napoli, Federico II

Economia e Politica Industriale: Journal of Industrial and Business Economics, 2024, vol. 51, issue 4, No 9, 1065 pages

Abstract: Abstract The EU’s remote working landscape, marked by heterogeneity, underwent significant changes due to COVID-19. We use Eurofound’s longitudinal Living, Working and COVID-19 e-survey to explore work-life balance shifts among remote workers from spring 2020 to spring 2022. Quantitative analysis reveals heightened work-life balance challenges for married, female, parent, and university-educated remote workers. Employer work-life balance intensified post-pandemic, while self-employed workers faced consistent challenges. Countries with less of a history of remote work exhibited reduced remote worker satisfaction through all phases of the pandemic. While sectoral effects were not pronounced, this study underscores nuanced demographic and employment-related impacts of remote work on work-life balance. Its findings provide new insights to the study of EU remote work dynamics, offering implications for workforce well-being and management strategies.

Keywords: Remote work; COVID-19; Pandemic; Life satisfaction; J22; J28; J81 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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