The benefits of remote jobs for employees are clear: work at your own chosen location, flexible working hours and more creativity. But did you know why external employees are beneficial for employers? There are many reasons for this. We mention a few of them in this blog.
Freedom and trust
You offer employees an important piece of independence. Many people who work in HR know that this makes people happier. With this you communicate that you trust your employees, that it is not necessary to “keep an eye on them”. This ensures an involved employee. You give them freedom, they give you involvement. Note that this freedom of choice means that an employee therefore also has the choice to work in the office if he or she prefers.
Attractiveness of the company
A company that has happier employees and offers more benefits is more attractive. It can be part of your HR marketing strategy. It is essential to have a culture where everyone takes responsibility. Employees are allowed to decide for themselves how productive they are and it is up to the manager to give people choices and not to interfere. Remote working will be a productivity boost for every employee. Because of this, it is also possible to attract talent all over the world, no longer limited by geographical distance.
Creativity
Sitting in the same room all day and looking at the same screen is not exactly inspiring. Even though we all do it, it does not mean that it is self-evident. Changing environments provides inspiration. Employees must be able to daydream and get a breath of fresh air on their time. Working remotely helps with this.
Employees are usually assessed on the fact that they sit behind a desk for 8 hours. Working remotely means releasing the belts and not judging people on input, but on output. Assessing on output is a lot harder, so managers have to make a switch here. Here comes that there must be trust from the manager to the employee. Remote micro-management removes all benefits and causes inefficiency. Weekly updates on the output is therefore necessary.
How do you approach this?
Only offering the option of working remote, even with a single day a week, increases trust and involvement with your employees. It is essential to use the right tools such as internal blogs, chat rooms, Skype and meeting software, to facilitate the remote work. Make sure that you as an organization trust your employee by looking at the output, stopping micro management and setting up the right systems to involve people even when they are not in the office. Try to document as much as possible so that there is transparency and clarity and you are not dependent on, for example, time zones. This new way of working opens doors that will yield creative results.
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