Update 18.2021: Thanks for all your feedback, colleagues!
You’re right, what the United States does in many field is different. The issue here is that this phenomenon has been observed around the world, but has not yet been studied in depth in the EU.
‘Home workers also reported improved work satisfaction, and their attrition rate halved, but their promotion rate conditional on performance fell.’ Does Working from Home Work? Evidence from a Chinese Experiment [1] (US on China)
‘Men are more likely to be in the office after the pandemic while women become less visible to employers’ Switch to more home working after Covid ‘will make gender inequality worse’ [2] (UK)
Are men-dominated Offices the future of the workplace? [3] (UK)
‘In the absence of global projections for TICTM [Telework and ICT-based mobile work] in Europe, trends in the USA may provide a reference.’ The impact of teleworking and digital work on workers and society [4] (European Parliament)
‘… these initiatives may have implications in terms of gender equality … social support and interactions with colleagues must be ensured in order to avoid a lack of visibility and assumptions of low commitment associated with remote work.’ Telework and ICT-based mobile work: Flexible working in the digital age [5] (Eurofound)
98 % of the 15 000 respondents (France) wanted to continue to telework at least part of the week. 29% said 3 days per week would be good and 27% said 2 days per week. 14% wanted to work from home 100%. Le télétravail est-il efficace ? [6] (Le Monde) (3:37/8:22) in French only, here is the eTranslation tool [7].
Enquête sur le télétravail de l’Ugict : un encadrement nécessaire [8] (France) in French only.
HSBC CEO Quinn: Forcing staff back to the office is a ‘betrayal of trust’ [9]