Since the availability of fast, overnight shipping, certain industries have taken advantage of employing or contracting workers outside of the office, often from other parts of the country or even the world. The advent of the Internet and the World Wide Web afforded even more companies and employees to reap the benefits of remote work. But it was not until the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic prevented millions of people from going to work that businesses and agencies of all stripes began looking to non-traditional working arrangements to stay afloat.
Benefits of remote working
Businesses are increasingly finding that using remote workers offers both cost and managerial benefits. One of the biggest expenses in maintaining an in-house workforce lies in providing facilities for staff and management. An office space requires leasing property and paying utilities, facilities, regular cleaning, and maintenance, which usually depends on the tenant. Additional factors that can substantially increase the expense of keeping employees on premises include providing security, parking facilities, and reception staff. Studies show that businesses can save more than $10 000 a year simply by adopting a remote work program.
Beyond the simple cost savings, the remote working model offers other benefits. Many workers are willing to take a pay cut in exchange for the comfort and convenience of working from home. This freedom can often inspire employees to be more productive, increasing their value despite the lower wage. Further, the technology used to facilitate communication between workers and management can provide a detailed analysis of time spent working, track the progress of projects, and identify where optimizations and improvements could be implemented.
Skills can come from anywhere.
Inherent in the remote work paradigm is the ability to employ workers with critical skills from anywhere in the world. No longer is a company limited to the workforce within their cities or regions or to those who are willing to travel. Too often in the past were businesses required to hire personnel with only marginally related experience in the skills required for a position, and valuable time was wasted while the new hire got up to speed with on-the-job training, often making costly mistakes in the process. Now, workers with exact experience in the specific requirements of a project can be recruited from anywhere, and there are several online services connecting businesses with employee prospects from around the globe.
CloudDesk makes managing remote workers easy.
The key to successfully reaping the full range of benefits offered by the remote work paradigm lies in effectively managing and communicating with a workforce that lies outside the company’s walls. CloudDesk offers a full suite of digital tools to simplify remote workers’ interactions with and tracking. This easy-to-use platform facilitates digital communication between worker and manager, the ability to provide screenshots of a computer’s desktop for clarifying details of a project or proof of work. The software also provides managers with extensive tools for monitoring and tracking the activities of workers while they are “on the clock” so that progress and efficiency can be observed. CloudDesk provides everything a company needs to manage a remote workforce. Signup today for free 14 days free trial.
