PIE: 46% of companies offer mobile working hours, 36% allow remote or hybrid working

Nearly half of companies (46%) offer employees movable working hours, 36% enable remote or hybrid working, according to a survey by the Polish Economic Institute (PIE). 42% of companies also hire employees on a part-time basis, while 2% implement or plan a four-day working week.

Mobile working hours and part-time work are used among almost half of the surveyed Polish companies. Mobile working hours are more common among micro and small enterprises, operating in information and communication and other services. Part-time work is more common among smaller enterprises, in particular those involved in professional, scientific or technical activities, according to the report 'Work-life balance and flexible forms of work organisation'.

Remote or hybrid working is used by employees of 36% of the companies surveyed, and the larger the company, the more often this form of working is used. In large companies, nearly half of the companies offer remote or hybrid working to employees, and more than half of such companies can be found in the sectors of information and communication, professional, scientific and technical activities and finance and insurance, it was reported.

More than 80% of entrepreneurs believe that flexible working arrangements allow them to attract and retain valuable employees; 77% of companies indicate that mobile working hours increase employee productivity; 72% of entrepreneurs confirm that remote or hybrid working reduces company operating costs. The survey also found that 55% of businesses indicate that hiring employees with disabilities in the form of part-time work is easier.
The authors pointed out that, according to OECD data, Poles' work-life balance is not the best - only 2 EU countries scored worse than ours.

Poles devote more time to work than citizens of most EU countries, we work about 3 hours longer per week than the average European and as much as 8 hours longer than the shortest working Dutch citizens. At the same time, we have a lower share of part-time workers than the EU average. This results in the exclusion from the labour market of some people who cannot work 40 hours a week (e.g. due to caring responsibilities, the report indicated.

Source: PIE and ISBnews