Benefits of Remote working
How to Monitor the Productivity of Your Remote Teams
Sourced from Getty Images. After the effects of the global pandemic, remote work has become a reality for millions of employees. Not only have a large number of companies quickly shifted to the remote work model but many of those companies have decided to keep this structure keep going. To highlight that, a study conducted by the Owl Lab has found that at least 52% of employees are working remotely at least once each week. Despite the numerous benefits of remote work, it also has unique sets of challenges. One of the greatest challenges that businesses have found is that it is difficult to track how your teams are performing and whether they are actually working productively or not. So, How Do Employers Measure Productivity in Remote Teams? While employees were working in...
5 Ways to Create the Perfect Remote Work Environment
Traditional work culture expectations are undergoing a paradigm shift, owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a recent study, more than half of South Africans (53%) prefer the option of working from home at least once a week. Now more than ever, businesses need to foster a digital culture that encourages employees to engage and succeed regardless of where they work from. Here are five tips for building a strong and resourceful remote workforce: 1. Build a transparent communication system /* custom css */ .tdi_3_0e6.td-a-rec-img{ text-align: left; }.tdi_3_0e6.td-a-rec-img img{ margin: 0 auto 0 0; } Trust and transparency are the two major pillars of healthy team culture, and both thrive on communication. Ensure that every person in the team is aware of what’s going on in the company a...
Why Remote-Working Works
Sourced from Getty Images. An unforeseen work-from-home revolution has caught many companies by surprise as most employees have now been forced to work from home. The likelihood of returning to the office any time soon seems very unlikely. So what are the pros and cons of working from home? Working from home usually provides employees with greater autonomy over how and when they work, and also how they manage their lives and other responsibilities. Remote working also provides better job satisfaction, increased loyalty, lower absenteeism and less staff turnover. Increased productivity Remarkably, research shows that there is an increase in performance for employees working from home. Airtasker surveyed about 1000 full-time employees in the US of which 50% worked remotely. They compared eve...
