Abstract
Abstract The lockdowns imposed by most governments during the Covid-19 pandemic have resulted in an unprecedented increase in teleworking. This spike in remote work has generally been greeted with enthusiasm by both academic and non-academic commentators and there is now a widely shared view that employers should be encouraged to retain and enhance the teleworking arrangements in the post-pandemic period. This paper examines the spread and normalization of telework during the pandemic with reference to the growth of the 24/7 work culture and the blurring of boundaries between work and private lives that have been developing in the last two decades or so. It is argued that the rise in remote work during the crisis is contributing to the movement towards 24/7 work and to the collapse of the boundary between professional and private life, particularly as a result of remote employee surveillance that comes with telework. It also results in a new form of alienation – the alienation of workers from their private homes.
Highlights
A spike in telework – in the practice of working from home or remotely[1] for a certain amount of time determined by the employer – during the Covid-19 pandemic in most Western states has largely been greeted with enthusiasm
This paper examines the spread and normalization of telework during the pandemic with reference to the growth of the 24/7 work culture and the blurring of boundaries between work and private lives that have been developing in the last two decades or so
It is argued that the rise in remote work during the crisis is contributing to the movement towards 24/7 work and to the collapse of the boundary between professional and private life, as a result of remote employee surveillance that comes with telework
Summary
A spike in telework – in the practice of working from home or remotely[1] for a certain amount of time determined by the employer – during the Covid-19 pandemic in most Western states has largely been greeted with enthusiasm. It is argued that the rise in remote work during the crisis is contributing to the movement towards 24/7 work and to the collapse of the boundary between professional and private life, as a result of remote employee surveillance that comes with telework.
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