Changes in the World of Work since the COVID-19 Epidemic in Rural Areas in Hungary

Lipták, Katalin (2024) Changes in the World of Work since the COVID-19 Epidemic in Rural Areas in Hungary. In: Proceedings : 14th World Congress of the RSAI. RSAI, Angra do Heroísmo, pp. 259-266. ISBN 9789895421626

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Abstract

The epidemic spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus in Hungary in the spring of 2020 has significantly changed the way people used to work in a mostly traditional, personal way. The changes have created the possibility of separating the workplace from the task at hand, and of creating a more optimal working environment for the employee in the form of a home office. The process of change, which has been a major challenge for some business organisations, varies from country to country and from job to job, as not all jobs are suitable for working from home. The use of the home office in Hungary has so far been significantly underdeveloped compared with other European countries, but the coronavirus has forced many companies to adopt this solution. Teleworking has many advantages and disadvantages. Its advantages are primarily felt by employees. This form of work offers a greater degree of freedom, allowing workers to work from the comfort of their own home, and would be a good way of increasing the population in rural areas, given the declining population of rural areas. Using a questionnaire survey, the author analyses the opinions of 341 Hungarian workers on the home office according to the type of municipality where they live. The aim of the study is to explore the relationship (considering the limitations due to the small number of items) and the perception of home office work by the type of municipality of residence of Hungarian workers. It is hypothesized that there is a difference between the opinions of teleworkers living in the capital city, city or village. The calculations show that there is no significant relationship between the perception of home office and the type of municipality where the respondent lives. Among the employee opinions on the home office, the most important factors were the absence of stricter rules on dress and the reduction of travel time.

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