Estudio de las características del teletrabajo en aislamiento por el covid-19 en la provincia de Pichincha

Abstract

Although teleworking represents a way of working that has been applied over the last five decades, the unexpected outbreak of the new SARS-CoV-2 virus variant as well as its spread all over the world led to lockdowns and stay-at-home measures demanding the majority of employees to telework. The present study research aims to analyze telework during the COVID-19 pandemic, specifically in the province of Pichincha, in two main parts: first, the focus will be on etymology, characteristics and elements encompassing the telework; and second, a sample regarding telework in the province of Pichincha based on the snowball technique and a filtered questionnaire will be exposed through its methodology and results. In particular, the analysis of telework characteristics will be described through three fundamental pillars: i) resources; ii) social relations; iii) mental health of the teleworkers. In addition, the relation existing between these three pillars will be examined. Thanks to its approach, the research study may positively contribute to the knowledge of the telework as well as to the welfare of the teleworker by providing useful information to both public and private institutions not only in the province of Pichincha but also in general in Ecuador and other countries.