BICS weighted Scotland estimates: data to wave 59
Business Insights and Conditions Survey (BICS) weighted Scotland estimates containing data to wave 59.
Workforce Status
In Wave 59 the BICS asked businesses about the status of their workforce. Note that businesses were asked about the status of their workforce in May 2022.
Workforce Status Question: In May 2022, approximately what percentage of your business's workforce were:
- working from a designated workspace
- made permanently redundant
- using a hybrid model of working
- working from home
- on sick leave or not working due to coronavirus (COVID-19) symptoms, self-isolation or quarantine
- other
Figure 3: In May 2022, 67.2% of the workforce were estimated to be working from a designated workspace, 22.6% to be using a hybrid model of working and 5.8% working from home. In the latest period, the industry sectors with the lowest proportion of the workforce working from a designated workspace were the Information & Communication and Professional, Scientific & Technical Activities sectors, estimated at 11.7% and 30.8% respectively – with these sectors having the highest rates of hybrid working and home working.
Source: Office for National Statistics – BICS – Weighted Scotland Estimates – Wave 59
Contact
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Marina Curran
Business & Innovation Statistics
Office of the Chief Economic Adviser
e-mail: marina.curran@gov.scot or industrystatistics@gov.scot
For general enquiries about Scottish Government statistics please contact:
Office of the Chief Statistician
Telephone: 0131 244 0442
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