Eurofound: 16 percent of employees in Poland work in a hybrid model
Poland ranks 19th in the EU in terms of hybrid work. The same data also shows in which hybrid model employees and managers rate management quality the highest.
In the European Union, 24 percent of employees work in a hybrid model; in Poland, the figure is 16 percent, or 8 percentage points less. The data comes from Eurofound's “European Working Conditions Survey 2024,” conducted by the EU agency that studies working and living conditions. It was cited by the Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (PARP), and on September 30 it was described by pulsHR.pl (opens in a new tab). The highest share of hybrid workers is in Sweden (53 percent), and the lowest in Romania (6 percent).
PARP explains the differences by the structure of economies, including the share of knowledge-based occupations, as well as regulations, tradition and labor market norms. Access to hybrid work depends on the position. According to Eurofound's August 27, 2026 report “The shift to hybrid working: Management challenges,” 56 percent of managers in the EU work in this model, compared with 1 percent of people in elementary occupations.
Eurofound distinguishes four hybrid models. The fully flexible model, in which the employee has broad or full freedom to choose the place and time of work, applies to 48 percent of hybrid workers. Controlled hybrid work, in which both elements are largely determined by the employer, covers 22 percent. In the location-flexible model (freedom of place, hours set by the manager), 17 percent work, and in the time-flexible model, 13 percent.
In the management quality index (scale 0-100), the location-flexible model performed best: 81.1 points in employees' assessment and 83.2 points in managers' assessment. Controlled hybrid work was rated at 73.3 and 75.4 points. PARP notes that the results should be read cautiously, because employees may attribute benefits such as shorter commuting times to management. The study also shows that managers' competencies to lead hybrid teams in most organizations result from experience rather than systematic training.
For companies recruiting managers and specialists, Eurofound's data is a benchmark: in the EU, more than half of managers work in a hybrid model, and management ratings also depend on who decides on the place and time of work.