Dopad home office a hybridního režimu na produktivitu práce ve vybraných evropských zemích v post-pandemickém období

This bachelor’s thesis focuses on analysing the impact of working from home (home office) and hybrid working arrangements on labour productivity in selected European countries in the post-pandemic period. The aim of the thesis is to assess whether the expansion of working from home after 2019 represents a long-term sustainable contribution to labour productivity at the macroeconomic level and to identify factors that may explain differences in its effects across individual countries. The analysis is conducted using panel data for the period 2019–2024 covering the Netherlands, Sweden, Finland, Germany, and the Czech Republic. The thesis draws on data from Eurostat (Labour Force Survey) and the OECD Productivity Database. Methodologically, it combines descriptive and comparative analysis with an econometric estimation of a panel regression model with fixed effects. The empirical results suggest that the relationship between the expansion of working from home and labour productivity is not homogeneous across the analysed countries and that no clear and statistically significant direct effect can be identified at the macroeconomic level. At the same time, the findings indicate that the effects of working from home are conditioned by the broader economic and structural context of individual countries, particularly their sectoral composition and level of technological development. The thesis thus contributes to the current debate on the long-term sustainability of flexible working arrangements and provides empirically grounded conclusions relevant for employers and policymakers.