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Telework potential in the Philippines

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2023

Ammielou Gaduena ,
Christopher Ed Caboverde  and
John Paul Flaminiano
Ammielou Gaduena*
Affiliation:
Asian Institute of Management, Philippines
Christopher Ed Caboverde
Affiliation:
Asian Institute of Management, Philippines
John Paul Flaminiano
Affiliation:
Asian Institute of Management, Philippines
*
Ammielou Gaduena, Rizalino S. Navarro Policy Center for Competitiveness, Asian Institute of Management, 123 Paseo de Roxas, Makati City 1229, Philippines. Email: agaduena@aim.edu; aqgaduena@gmail.com
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Abstract

Using work from home (WFH) scores obtained by matching Philippine occupations with U.S. O*NET occupations, this paper estimates that only 12.38% of all workers can WFH and 25.7% of Philippine occupations are teleworkable––mostly from the following occupational groups: professionals, clerical support workers, and technicians and associate professionals. The education, real estate and, professional, scientific and technical sectors account for the largest share of teleworkable jobs. Those workers belonging to lower per capita income deciles, who are male, who have lower levels of education, who are self-employed, aged 55 and older, and who are working in sectors such as agriculture and retail, are also less likely to be in teleworkable occupations.

Keywords

COVID-19labour marketPhilippinesteleworkJ240J280
Type
Industry, skills and investment
Information
The Economic and Labour Relations Review , Volume 33 , Issue 2 , June 2022 , pp. 434 - 454
Copyright
Copyright © The Author(s) 2022

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