Tag Archives: Workers

Pandemic Economy Gives Remote Workers 3 Key Benefits

Julia Magas January 21, 2021 Remote workers who are entrepreneurial and who take initiative can make the most of work-from-home (WFH) arrangements. According to a PayScale report, telecommute workers earn 8.3% more than non-remote workers with the same job and qualifications. And FlexJobs estimates that remote workers save $ 4,000 annually more than their counterparts. … Continue reading Pandemic Economy Gives Remote Workers 3 Key Benefits →

5 Ways to Show Gratitude to Essential Workers During National Customer Service Week

Employee Recognition

Rhonda Basler September 30, 2020 Normally, the first full week in October provides a prime opportunity for companies across all industries to showcase their passion for customers and the employees who serve them. Punctuated by everything from in-house CEO talks to banquets to even picnics where families participate in a little friendly competition, National Customer … Continue reading 5 Ways to Show Gratitude to Essential Workers During National Customer Service Week →

Team Management in the Age of Remote Work: 8 Tips For Keeping Workers Productive Outside of the Office

Remote Team Management

Daglar Cizmeci September 30, 2020 Like it or loathe it, we’re embarking on a new era of remote work. The arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated a global shift towards working from home (WFH). While the transition from in-house team management to remote management has posed plenty of challenges for businesses, we can count … Continue reading Team Management in the Age of Remote Work: 8 Tips For Keeping Workers Productive Outside of the Office →

5 Ways to Increase Efficiency in Remote Workers

Remote Work Environment

Barasha Medhi September 30, 2020 Work from home has resulted in the majority of the workforce succumbing to the mental stress, pressure of adapting, isolation, and to deal with the insecurity of possibly losing their jobs. Couple with the abrupt shift to the new work arrangements, remote employees are truly facing a lot of challenges … Continue reading 5 Ways to Increase Efficiency in Remote Workers →

6 Things You Should Not Do When Hiring and Managing Remote Workers

Remote Team Management

Derek Gallimore September 9, 2020 Remote work has proven itself to be successful in certain types of companies. For years, hiring remote workers has given companies the opportunity to save on time and resources for both employees and employers alike. With the disruption brought by the pandemic, having flexible work arrangements such as the work-from-home … Continue reading 6 Things You Should Not Do When Hiring and Managing Remote Workers →

Do I Need Workers’ Comp Insurance for Remote Workers?

Workplace Challenges

Dennis Dix August 24, 2020 In short, yes. As the world has quickly changed in recent months, most of us are working from home, and this is one of the top questions we’re hearing from our policyholders. Remote and telecommuting workers are typically covered under workers’ compensation laws if the injury arises out of and … Continue reading Do I Need Workers’ Comp Insurance for Remote Workers? →

3 Warning Signs That Your Remote Workers Are Underperforming

Remote Work Accountability

Andrew Zola August 21, 2020 Peggy_Marco / Pixabay In recent years remote working has grown from strength to strength. After COVID-19, it’s now almost the norm. In fact, Time called the corona outbreak, “the World’s Largest Work-From-Home Experiment.” However, not everyone has found this transition smooth. If your team continues to work from home, you’ll … Continue reading 3 Warning Signs That Your Remote Workers Are Underperforming →

3 Solutions to Effectively Engage Your Deskless Workers

Remote Team Management

Vinod Janapala July 15, 2020 About 2.7 billion professionals or 80% of the global workforce is made up of the deskless workforce. If employers are ignoring their deskless workers, then they need to be ready to battle massive losses in productivity share and additional costs incurred when having to replace disengaged workers who jump ship. … Continue reading 3 Solutions to Effectively Engage Your Deskless Workers →

WFH digital marketers and tech workers are more productive — and burned out

Productivity Tools

Opportunities and challenges abound in the new WFH economy. Greg Sterling on July 9, 2020 Working from home (WFH) is one of the major long-term economic and cultural shifts that will be with us long after the pandemic. Initially forced by COVID-19 to implement WFH policies, many companies are now making WFH a permanent option, … Continue reading WFH digital marketers and tech workers are more productive — and burned out →

How to Engage Frontline Workers With Digital Workplace Solutions

Employee Engagement

Sebastien Ricard July 10, 2020 When you think of the digital workplace, you probably picture office workers with fancy new tech tools, webcams and innovative software. It’s true that digital transformations have mostly been designated to these corporate positions, but frontline workers can see major benefits from these initiatives as well. Estimated to make up … Continue reading How to Engage Frontline Workers With Digital Workplace Solutions →