How people view telework depends on factors beyond the organisation

Employees’ interpretations of telework can be contradictory, with some observing it as an incentive and a sign of organisational support and others seeing it as a threat to their jobs and career prospects. Managers’ decision to keep telework as a standard practice or to drop it sends different signals for employees to interpret depending on their particular context. Almudena Cañibano and Argyro Avgoustaki write that factors beyond the organisation, such as labour market conditions, play a key role in employees’ interpretation of telework as a potential threat.