The number of people working from home increased from 250,000 at the beginning of last autumn to over 400,000 by December, partly due to the favourable regulations, Sándor Bodó told növekedés.hu. According to the State Secretary for Employment Policy of the Ministry of Innovation and Technology, companies have applied for state subsidy to save the jobs that they are expecting to retain on a permanent basis and this suggests that the jobs now protected will be maintained later on.