Mitigating The Risks Of Your Remote Workforce
Has the pandemic forced your employees to primary work from home? Regardless of the scope of your business, it’s likely that there are at least a good majority of your employees working remotely. As a result of COVID-19, a number of organizations have opted into working remotely full time. But, believe it or not, full-time remote work was on the rise even prior to the pandemic. Research done by Global Workplace Analytics indicates that between 2005 and 2018, the number of remote employees had increased by nearly 175%. Rather than the pandemic forcing managers’ and business owners’ hands, what was truly driving this increase were the benefits associated with full-time remote employees. Now while there are a great number of positive effects that come as a result of remote work, there is also inherent risk that must be considered when allowing employees to transition to remote work.