June & July 2020 Electricity Sector Pulse Survey Report
Source: · ELECTRICITY HUMAN RESOURCES CANADA · | August 6, 2020
As part of our ongoing series of electricity sector pulse surveys, Electricity Human Resources Canada (EHRC) conducted an employee survey to gather data on the experiences of those who are currently working remotely—the majority of whom have been forced to do so as a result of COVID-19. With over 400 responses collected over June and July, the results present an interesting window into employee perspectives as to how successful this unusual experiment has been.
The survey included questions on the advantages and challenges of working remotely, respondent’s view on working remotely post-pandemic, the level of support respondents are receiving from employers, what managers can do to improve the challenges of remote work, concerns around COVID-19 transmission and safety protocols when returning to the office, and more.
Major Takeaways
Before the pandemic, 44.3% of respondents would sometimes work remotely. Currently, 76.6% of respondents are working remotely.
Respondents overwhelmingly favour working remotely: 95.5% of respondents working remotely would like to continue to work remotely, at least sometimes. On average, those wanting to continue working remotely would like to do so about 3 days per week.
44.9% of respondents said there were no disadvantages at all to working remotely, while 2.2% said there were no advantages to working remotely.