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

May . 22 . 2020 page 5/16 Communication Unit | tel: +351 21 842 61 00 | sci@ine.pt www.ine.pt SYNTH SIS IN @ COVID-19 By sector, “Accommodation and food services” enterprises continued to stand out, with 82% reporting a decrease in persons employed (over 75% in 53% of enterprises). Concerning the persons employed in the first half of May, compared with the second half of April: • 70% of the enterprises (representing 59% of the persons employed for the responding enterprises) reported not having changed the number of persons employed effectively working. • 18% reported an increase. • 12% reported a decrease. The “Distributive trade” sector recorded the highest percentage of enterprises with increases in persons employed (22% of enterprises, which represent 31% of the persons employed). In contrast, in the “Transportation and storage” sector, 19% of enterprises (corresponding to 34% of the persons employed) reported a reduction in persons employed. The use of simplified layoff was the reason with the greatest impact on the variation of persons employed effectively working in the first fortnight of May. 70% of enterprises reported that the reduction in layoff was the main reason with a positive impact on the increase in persons employed. In the case of the enterprises that reported a reduction in the number of persons effectively working, the most frequently mentioned causes were the use of layoff (53%) and the increase in days of absence due to illness or to support the family (52%). 46% 21% 9% 6% 4% 14% 54% 21% 10% 8% 3% 4% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% No people in this situation < 10% 10% to 25% 26% to 50% 51% to 75% > 75% Alternate presence on the enterprise Remote working Persons employed effectively working on remote working and alternate presence on the enterprise Total responding enterprises 54% of the enterprises had persons employed on remote working and 46% had persons working in alternate presence on the enterprise premises. The percentage of enterprises with persons employed on remote working increases with the size of the enterprise, ranging from 25% in micro-enterprises to 91% in large enterprises. The use of alternate presence at the premises of the enterprise increases with the size of the enterprise, being reported by 27% of micro-enterprises and 73% of large enterprises.