Assessing the growth of remote working and its consequences for effort, well‐being and work‐life balance
基于官方劳动力市场数据分析，发现远程工作增长中仅三分之一可由经济结构变化解释，且远程工作虽提升组织承诺和满意度，却导致工作强度加大、难以脱离工作。
This article critically assesses the assumption that more and more work is being detached from place and that this is a ‘win‐win’ for both employers and employees. Based on an analysis of official labour market data, it finds that only one‐third of the increase in remote working can be explained by compositional factors such as movement to the knowledge economy, the growth in flexible employment and organisational responses to the changing demographic make‐up of the employed labour force. This suggests that the detachment of work from place is a growing trend. This article also shows that while remote working is associated with higher organisational commitment, job satisfaction and job‐related well‐being, these benefits come at the cost of work intensification and a greater inability to switch off.