Mapping out the current and ideal weekly distribution of remote work in France after COVID-19

The recent rise of telework brings new debates on the impacts on travel behavior and transportation systems. One key issue concerns the weekly number and distribution of remote workdays, which affects transportation networks and their congestion levels. Using data from an online survey conducted in spring 2022 in France, Bayesian regressions and a multilevel model are used to analyze employee’s current and ideal weekly number and distribution of full-day home-based remote workdays. Firstly, the findings highlight a latent demand for more remote workdays, especially among people working remotely 1 day a week. Secondly, data show a concentration of current and ideal remote workdays on Fridays, followed by Mondays and Wednesdays. Thirdly, and finally, the authors' results show that employer’s strategies and the nature of the sector (public or private) both contribute to explain the current and ideal weekly distribution of remote workdays. These results indicate that remote work should continue to develop and be distributed unevenly over the days of the week. This uneven distribution should impact travel behavior and traffic congestion.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1080/15568318.2024.2425726
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• Authors:
  • Belton Chevallier, Leslie
  • Aguilera, Anne
  • Viana Cerqueira, Eugênia
  • Pigalle, Eléonore
  • Motte-Baumvol, Benjamin
• Publication Date: 2024-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: References;
• Pagination: pp 962-971
• Serial:
  • International Journal of Sustainable Transportation
  • Volume: 18
  • Issue Number: 11
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • ISSN: 1556-8318
  • EISSN: 1556-8334
  • Serial URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/ujst20

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: COVID-19; Flexible hours; Telecommuting; Traffic congestion; Travel behavior; Weekdays; Workplaces
• Geographic Terms: France
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01944110
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 27 2025 3:39PM