Telework Regional differences between urban and rural areas Challenges in improving work styles September 15, 17:59
Information service companies said that while the percentage of people who experienced telework in Tokyo, Kanagawa, and Osaka during the state of emergency due to the new coronavirus was 60% to 70%, it was less than 40% in the other 44 prefectures. I found out in the investigation.
According to the person in charge of the survey, "More people may gather in urban areas, and the development of telework etc. is an issue for companies to seek human resources."
This survey was conducted by the employment information giant "Recruit Career" on the Internet last month to investigate the spread of telework, and 948 people responded.
As a result, during the period of the state of emergency, 71.1% of people experienced teleworking in Tokyo, 63.8% in Kanagawa prefecture, and 64.8% in Osaka prefecture, and 6 in prefectures with a large working-age population between the ages of 15 and 64. It was found that the average of the remaining 44 prefectures was only 38.5%, while it reached 70% from the percentage.
In addition, when we asked 333 people who were thinking about changing jobs, "I reconsidered my career due to the problem of the new coronavirus," the change in the priority items for job selection, the largest increase was “High salary” was 15%, followed by “Telework is permitted” at 14.4%, indicating that interest in telework is increasing along with salary.
Kaoru Fujii, a recruiting carrier who was in charge of the survey, said, "It may lead to more people gathering in urban areas where telework is progressing. In order for companies to seek human resources, telework is safe, secure, flexible and productive. The issue is how to improve the way of working. "