While remote work at one point was a rarity for companies, that has changed dramatically in recent history. Studies done by Stanford economist Nicholas Bloom show that, as of June 2020, 42% of the labor force in the United States is working from home full-time. Though those numbers have likely dropped a bit since then with people returning to work, there is no denying that a large population of the American workforce will continue to work from home.
If your company is one such company that has decided to allow employees to work remotely either full-time or just a few hours a week, you must have processes and systems in place that allow things to run smoothly with your remote employees. Without things properly set up, remote working can get complicated.
To help you successfully navigate the new-to-you remote world, we have created this guide. In it, you will find all you need to know about remote employees.
What Are Remote Employees?
Remote employees are people that work outside their company’s physical office. For some people, this may mean their home. In the last year, many people have transformed their homes into fully functional home offices that serve as a great place for them to do their work.
For other people, working remotely may mean being a digital nomad that works from somewhere other than their home-–potentially a hotel or coffee shop in a foreign country! Whatever the employee’s choice of location, them working remotely means… Read More