Outlining the contours of the ‘great homeworking experiment’ and its implications for Wales: Senedd Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee commissioned report

Summary

The Senedd’s Economy, Infrastructure and Skills (EIS) Committee has published a report it commissioned from Professor Alan Felstead at Cardiff University on home working during the coronavirus pandemic.

The work was undertaken under the Senedd Research COVID-19 Expert Register scheme, through which academics assist the Senedd with its work on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The EIS Committee requested the study to inform its inquiry on Remote Working: Implications for Wales, which it undertook following the Welsh Government announcing a long-term ambition for 30% of the Welsh workforce to work remotely on a regular basis. The Committee was keen to build a greater evidence base in relation to remote working, as this is an emerging policy area.