BICS weighted Scotland estimates: data to wave 69

Homeworking

In Wave 69 the BICS asked businesses about whether they intend to use increased homeworking as a permanent business model going forward.

Figure 2: In the period 31 October to 13 November 2022 (Wave 69), the share of businesses that were using or intended to use increased homeworking as a permanent business model was highest in the Information & Communication (46.9%) and Professional, Scientific & Technical Activities (41.2%) sectors.

Source: Office for National Statistics – BICS – Weighted Scotland Estimates – Wave 69

Figure 3: Improved staff wellbeing was the most commonly reported reason for using increased homeworking as a permanent businesses model going forward - this was reported by 66.3% of relevant businesses.

Source: Office for National Statistics – BICS – Weighted Scotland Estimates – Wave 69

In Wave 69, businesses who do not plan to use increased homeworking as a permanent business model going forward, were asked about their reasons for this.

Figure 4: Homeworking not being suitable for the business was the most commonly reported reason for not using increased homeworking as a permanent businesses model going forward - this was reported by 84.6% of relevant businesses.

Source: Office for National Statistics – BICS – Weighted Scotland Estimates – Wave 69