New data from Discovery Bank suggests some South Africans could save thousands of rands if they rethink their current job structure.
New data from Discovery Bank shows South Africans can save up to R2,900 per month if they consider a work-from-home model.
Office-based work policies rose from 7.9% in 2023 to 9.6% in 2024 among the employees surveyed, while remote work still accounts for 40.8%. The table below shows the potential savings on offer if one didn’t have to commute the average 1,690km every month by working from home.Given the time and petrol costs saved on the commute – and in light of the current financial consumer climate – this goes some way in explaining why employees have been pushing back against the drive to get workers back in the office.
Discovery Insures average distance driven, broken down to an average per day, works out to a daily commute of 76.8km over a 22-day month.
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