BICS weighted Scotland estimates: data to wave 75

Homeworking

In Wave 75 the BICS asked businesses about whether they intend to use increased homeworking as a permanent business model going forward.

Figure 2: In the period 23 January to 5 February 2023 (Wave 75), the share of businesses that were using or intended to use increased homeworking as a permanent business model was highest in the Information & Communication (64.9%) and Professional, Scientific & Technical Activities (55.3%) sectors.

Source: Office for National Statistics – BICS – Weighted Scotland Estimates – Wave 75

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 84.6% of relevant businesses.

Source: Office for National Statistics – BICS – Weighted Scotland Estimates – Wave 75

In Wave 75, 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 86.1% of relevant businesses.

Source: Office for National Statistics – BICS – Weighted Scotland Estimates – Wave 75