SYNTHESIS INE@COVID-19, 22-jun-2020

June . 22 . 2020 page 11/19 Communication Unit | tel: +351 21 842 61 00 | sci@ine.pt www.ine.pt SYNTH SIS IN @ COVID-19 The reduction in the use of simplified layoff was the reason with the most impact on the increase in persons employed effectively working in the first fortnight of June. 70%of the enterprises reported that the reduction of people in layoff was the factor that contributed themost to the increase in persons employed. In the case of enterprises that reported a reduction in the number of persons employed effectively working, the most frequently mentioned causes were increased days of absence due to illness or family support (48%) and the use of layoff (37%). 47% of the enterprises had people in remote working (-6 p.p. that in the previous fortnight), of which 10% had more than 75% of the persons employed effectively working in remote working. 44% of the enterprises had employees in alternate presence on their premises. The percentage of enterprises with persons employed in remote working increases with the size of the enterprise, ranging from 21% in micro enterprises to 87% in large enterprises. Persons employed effectively working on remote working and alternate presence on the enterprise Total responding enterprises 53% 20% 8% 6% 4% 10% 56% 18% 10% 9% 4% 4% No people in this situation < 10% 10% to 25% 26% to 50% 51% to 75% > 75% Remote working Alternate presence on the enterprise Persons employed effectively working on remote working and alternate presence on the enterprise Total responding enterprises 48% 37% 38% 63% 29% 75% 67% 43% 35% 41% 57% 46% 57% 55% Industry and Energy Remote working Alternate presence on the enterprise The enterprises belonging to the Information and Communication sector report the highest percentage of persons employed in remote working: 75%. The use of the alternate presence on the premises of the enterprise increases with the size of the enterprise, being reported by 26% of micro enterprises and 76% of large enterprises.