The pandemic highlighted the need for teams to work and meet remotely, giving rise to a highly efficient and practical remote workforce.
The pandemic highlighted the need for teams to work and meet remotely, giving rise to a highly efficient and practical remote workforce. The pandemic shaped the future of the remote working industry. As the pandemic begins to ease, some companies adopt a hybrid virtual model while the majority are opting for an all-remote workforce model.
Remote working has evolved drastically over the years, paving the way for a revolution in the following areas in the years to come:
1. New Metrics For Measuring Productivity
Metrics focused on inputs or volume of activity have always been a poor substitute for the true productivity that boosts outcomes and results. Remote workers and small teams that are the lifeblood of today's organisational success will thrive with empowering, less-controlling management styles.
According to a Gartner study, 16% of companies are increasingly employing technology to monitor their employees, including virtual clocking in and out, tracking work computer usage, and monitoring employee emails or internal communications/chat.
Measuring the following metrics for remote workers will be crucial and will vary in different industries:
- Revenue generated per team member
- Customer issues
- The number of sales
- Average response time
- Lead conversion rate
- Code Churn
- Impact
- Efficiency
- Customer acquisition cost (CAC)
- Turnover rate
2. Separation Of Critical Skills And Roles
Before COVID-19, critical positions were thought to be those requiring critical talents or the capabilities an organisation needs to achieve its strategic objectives. But now employers are also recognising the second kind of crucial role: those critical to the performance of essential workflows and that can be done remotely.
3. Emergence Of Unconventional Job Roles
Organisations are discovering that not only do they need to engage a remote workforce for traditional tasks but several new and unconventional roles will expand in the years to come as the change from a physical to a remote workforce continues to increase.
4. Emphasis On Cybersecurity
In 2021, as more companies enable a large portion of their staff to work from home, cybersecurity will become a more significant issue. According to Cisco's Future of Safeguard Remote Work Report, 85 per cent of all respondents believe cybersecurity is as critical as or more important than before the pandemic.
5. Flexible Employee Benefit Packages
Offering competitive pay is no longer the only way to stand out as an employer, and real work-life balance is no longer a Millennial or Gen Z requirement. To attract and retain the most outstanding personnel, internal HR teams around the world must quickly adapt long-standing systems and improve quality of employee life.
6. Rising Emphasis On Local Law Compliance
It will be crucial to close the worldwide legal knowledge gap. Many businesses are adopting work-from-home options for the first time, and as a result, some are succeeding while others are struggling to adjust.
How RemoteStar Can Help You?
RemoteStar helps businesses hire and manage top talent vetted by world-class CTOs for their technical, communication and remote readiness. We provide end-to-end service from hiring to onboarding and employing the talent in compliance with local laws and regulations.