BICS weighted Scotland estimates: data to wave 103

Latest main findings for businesses with 10+ employees and a presence in Scotland

• in Wave 103 (19 February to 3 March 2024), 21.6% of businesses reported that a shortage of workers has resulted in employees working increased hours. However, the majority of businesses (54.3%) reported that they had not experienced any challenges due to a shortage of workers
• in Wave 103, the share of businesses that were using or intended to use increased homeworking as a permanent business model was highest in the Information & Communication (56.0%) and Professional, Scientific & Technical Activities (46.1%) sectors
• improved staff wellbeing was the most commonly reported reason for using increased homeworking as a permanent businesses model going forward - this was reported by 80.7% of relevant businesses in Wave 103
• homeworking not being suitable for the business was the most commonly reported reason for not using increased homeworking as a permanent businesses model going forward - this was reported by 80.1% of relevant businesses in Wave 103