Teleworking in Portuguese public administration during the COVID-19 pandemic : Advantages, disadvantages, work-life balance and motivation
<p class="first" id="d1724287e83">This article seeks to characterise teleworking in public administration during the COVID-19 pandemic. It draws on a study that aimed to collect the perceptions of Portuguese public servants about this phenomenon. Fin...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Pluto Journals
2022-09-01
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| Series: | Work Organisation, Labour and Globalisation |
| Online Access: | https://www.scienceopen.com/hosted-document?doi=10.13169/workorgalaboglob.16.2.0119 |
| Summary: | <p class="first" id="d1724287e83">This article seeks to characterise teleworking in public administration during the
COVID-19 pandemic. It draws on a study that aimed to collect the perceptions of Portuguese
public servants about this phenomenon. Findings show that, in general, perceptions
of workers and managers about teleworking are more positive than negative. It seems
that teleworking in public administration has succeeded despite perceptions of insufficient
equipment supply and some stigmatisation of teleworkers. The article also sought to
investigate whether the perception of the potential advantages and disadvantages of
teleworking, with special emphasis on work-life balance, varies according to the workers’
gender and number of dependents. The study found that this was indeed the case. However,
there were also differences relating to workers’ motivation. The study found that
a significant proportion of Portuguese public servants felt more motivated when performing
their activities as teleworkers.
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| ISSN: | 1745-641X 1745-6428 |