Deployment of Telework in European Public Administrations

Lesson learned and outlook
The problems described were mainly due to the hidden effect that teleworking not only had
changed the place of work performance but the entire organisation of work including the
traditional structures of communication. Our interviewee recommended an enforcement of
permanent supervision and the enhanced provision of internal staff meetings during a pilot phase
in contrast to emphasis on a final evaluation.
Some of the full-time employed alternating teleworkers perceived a phenomenon of workaholism
and self-exploitation. Negative effects became obvious in the combination of work and family
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