Assessment of Telecommuting Schemes of Working Environment in the Philippines Before and During COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

– Significant scenarios were presented and assessed in order to recommend telecommuting schemes during and after this Covid-19 pandemic. First, impacts of different stages of Industrial Revolutions were evaluated. Weighing the advantages and disadvantages, trade – off was necessary as there were still affected sectors despite of the advantages brought by technology. Second, provisions for agenda of Gender and Development (GAD) were also presented pursuant the thrusts of international mandates to empower different sectors of the society. Specifically, ICT based and ICT enabled jobs give equal opportunities and equitable opportunities to every marginalized sectors giving them quality living and give significant contributions to the society. Third, telecommuting schemes were assessed in order to achieve optimum output as drawbacks were inevitable despite of the advantages offered by ICT. Moreover, this paper also cited practices that could be a reference for future researchers. Specifically, there were several ICT capacity building initiatives conducted in the Philippines even before COVID-19 struck. These capacity building initiatives equipped people with skills necessary to be ready in Information Technology – Business Process Management (IT-BPM) Industries.