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Working at Home: Statistical Evidence for Seven Key Hypotheses

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 June 2001

Alan Felstead ,
Nick Jewson ,
Annie Phizacklea  and
Sally Walters
Alan Felstead
Affiliation:
University of Leicester
Nick Jewson
Affiliation:
University of Leicester
Annie Phizacklea
Affiliation:
University of Warwick
Sally Walters
Affiliation:
University of Leicester
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Abstract

It is frequently suggested that working at home will be the future of work for many people in the UK and that trends in this direction are already well underway. This paper examines these claims by analysing data from the Labour Force Survey which has, at various times, asked questions about the location of work. Seven key hypotheses are identified, including issues surrounding the extent and growth of working at home, reliance on information and communication technology, prevalence of low pay, average pay rates, gender issues, ethnic minority participation and household composition. The results paint a variegated and complex picture which suggests that those who work at home do not comprise a homogeneous group. The paper in particular highlights differences between non-manual and manual workers, and those who work mainly, partially and sometimes at home.

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Work, Employment and Society , Volume 15 , Issue 2 , June 2001 , pp. 215 - 231
Copyright
2001 BSA Publications Limited

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