Chapter 1: A question of definition - what is remote work
anyway?
The change in the work environment has been tremendous in the
past years (not least due to the pandemic). From one week to the
next, employers created the necessary infrastructure to enable a
large part of their employees with "screen jobs" to work
from home. This not only led to widespread acceptance of the home
office but also to the desire of employees to be able to work more
flexibly in the future.
"Dream Office", "Workation", "Working
from anywhere", but also "International Remote
Working", "Virtual Assignments" and "Hybrid
Work" found their way into business terminology. However,
there is barely a uniform definition of these terms. Therefore, the
understanding of these concepts varies not only from one company to
another but also among (HR) employees. We will, therefore, attempt
to define selected terms and differentiate them from "remote
work":
