ABSTRACT
This chapter examines how the location of work has been evolving since the 1980s with a notable spike in working at home as a result of the pandemic. The chapter also considers how the demographic make-up of those involved and the jobs they do has changed over time. The policy debates, too, have changed. Concerns about protecting employees, particularly women and ethnic minorities, against low pay, unfair treatment, and poor working conditions have been displaced by other issues. Now, debates about the right to work at home from day one and the right to disconnect have taken centre stage as the appetite to work at home has risen, and the boundaries between home and work have become increasingly blurred for many more workers.
