How has the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic affected the Polish labor market?
As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, companies were forced to transition to virtual office in order to ensure employee safety. After the introduction of remote work in Poland, 44 percent of those surveyed could work between 10 and 20 days remotely in a month in 2021. The 2020 survey found that training in remote work was the biggest support from employers and 41 percent supported their employees by purchasing additional equipment such as monitors or laptops.Nonetheless, home-office also brought in a number of challenges. 27 percent of Poles found it difficult to maintain an adequate work-life balance when working remotely. In terms of external challenges, making new contacts and technical issues figured among the most-quoted difficulties. With the increased expenses associated with remote work, 62 percent of organizations have decided to support their employees with lump sum subsidies in 2022.