Working from home, satisfaction with family time, and work-life balance
The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically changed the work environment, which has, in turn, altered daily experiences of family life.
Though working from home was not an option for many, new data from the Canadian Social Survey (CSS) show that some changes were associated with favourable views about family life.
For example, among Canadians working from home all of the time, satisfaction with the amount of time spent as a family and satisfaction with work-life balance was higher than among those who commuted to a workplace outside of the home.
At the same time, remote work had real effects on the economy and businesses, and some workers may have faced challenges while working from home. However, this release focuses only on specific aspects of satisfaction with family time and work-life balance associated with working from home.
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