Stefan Mileschin

Hit less by lock-downs even if they once made a name for themselves by commuting

The COVID-19 pandemic brought far less change to work life in the Nordic region than in other parts of the world, thanks to a traditionally high number of employees already working remotely, according to a report published today by Information Services Group (ISG).

The "2020 ISG Provider Lens Digital Workplace of the Future – Services & Solutions report" for the Nordics found that less extreme lockdown measures, as well as the fact that remote work is already commonplace in most sectors of the region’s economy, led to a slower increase in the number of employees working at home.

Exceptions to this trend included the public sector and industries that require more workers on site. While companies in the Nordics did expand their at-home workforces, most in the region did not have to mount the sudden, broad-based transition required in countries such as the US, the UK or Germany.

Jan Erik Aase, director and global leader, ISG Provider Lens Research said: “The same capabilities that providers have helped to build in Nordic enterprises are now facilitating effective responses in other regions.”

An increasingly important element of remote-work implementations is digital workplace consulting services, which focus on digital transformation and how an enterprise can best enable workers’ productivity, security and health at home, the report says.

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