Logroño/Santa Cruz de Tenerife 23 Mar. (Europa Press) –
The Canary Islands rank among the regions with the lowest teleworking rates in Spain, with only 8.2% of teleworkers regularly working from home, compared to the national average of 14.6%, according to data from the National Statistics Institute (INE) for the end of 2024, collected by Randstad.
Nationwide, 14.6% of teleworkers are split nearly evenly between those who telework regularly and those who do so on an occasional basis.
Specifically, 7.5% of all teleworkers do so for more than half of the week, while the remaining 7.1% work from home occasionally or for less than half of the week.
Among the autonomous communities, the Community of Madrid leads in teleworking, with 25.9% of its workforce utilising this arrangement. Following behind are Catalonia (16.2% of teleworkers regularly or occasionally), Valencian Community (14.4%), Basque Country (13.1%), and Galicia (12.4%).
Regions in Spain with the fewest workers employing a hybrid work model include, alongside La Rioja, the Canary Islands (8.2%), Navarra (9%), Castilla y León (9.3%), and the Region of Murcia (9.4%).
National Data.
Across Spain, approximately 15% of employees regularly engage in teleworking to complete their professional responsibilities.
Specifically, 14.6% of teleworking professionals represent the highest figure in the past three years, only surpassed during the confinement periods when going to an office or physical workspace necessitated special permission.
Teleworking levels have decreased from the peaks reached during the lockdowns caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Nevertheless, despite a national trend indicating growth over the last three years per INE data, specific regions, such as La Rioja, have not experienced a similar increase.
Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, teleworking was largely marginal among workers, with less than 5% of employees in 2019 working from home for more than half the week.
With the onset of the pandemic and the necessity for confinement, the percentage of employees engaging in teleworking surged, and although it has decreased from its highest levels, the trend not only persists but also shows improvement year on year.
In a consistently evolving work environment, employee priorities have shifted, as highlighted in the latest Randstad Workmonitor report which evaluates work trends and demands across 35 countries, including Spain, based on over 26,000 surveys conducted with workers.
The report indicates that 53% of employees would consider resigning from their jobs if it compromised their personal life, while 39.2% would take the same step if their flexibility requests were ignored.
For Spanish workers specifically, 39% would be inclined to accept a reduction in earnings if it meant achieving a better work-life balance.
