If you’re used to working remotely it may seem little has changed during the pandemic. But many are now dealing with the challenges of working from home. If you or your staff are struggling with remote work we’ve got some tips to help you cope with working from your home office (or kitchen!)
That working from home or remotely is rapidly changing the workplace is not exactly groundbreaking news. For a while now, hot desking and co-working spaces have created a shift in attitudes as people begin to explore new ways of working. But how can companies engage with these employees?
In person catch ups at work are being elbowed aside by online communications. But an emoji filled conversation about tonight’s dinner with their partner on WhatsApp is (or should be!) very different to the conversations your employees are having with coworkers and clients over Zoom or Slack.
Remote workers can suffer from a lack of connection with their coworkers, managers and company. That feeling is heightened if they’re new and haven’t been with the business for long. Checking in with new hires is a vital part of your onboarding process - but how do you do so if they’re miles away?
Now more than ever, remote work is becoming an integral part of the way we do business. And love it or loathe it, particularly from an HR perspective, the fact is, you’re probably going to have to learn to at least accept it. Here’s how.
Trusting your remote employees is vital and you need to ensure the people you hire are right for remote work. But you also need to ensure everyone is on the same page. And like any good plan, to be set for success you need to start from the beginning: we’re talking about your onboarding process.
More of us than ever are working remotely. But whether your employees have always worked from home or you’re thinking of implementing a remote work policy, one issue that can crop up is how to effectively motivate and engage your teams when you’re not physically in the same location as them.