How to Tailor Optimal Solutions for Your Remote Workers
by Abdul Aziz Mondal Business Development Published on: 12 November 2021 Last Updated on: 08 November 2024
Remote workers increasingly became popular even in countries where remote working held a small percentage of the working nation. The COVID-19 pandemic lockdown restrictions saw a shift of employees and employers working remotely. The lockdowns tested the viability of remote working as a way of delivering on tasks and projects.
Companies drastically cut down on administrative costs linked to maintaining huge office spaces, parking spaces, and large internet bills. Employers reduced these costs by having some or all of their workers work remotely. The savings of costs enabled employers to direct said savings to profits and maintain remote workers.
The recent 2020 to 2021 news of people not wanting to return to full-time inflexible working schedules shows the effect of remote work. A report from legitjobs.io noted, 73% of workers in America acknowledge being more productive, working at home or remotely. 63% of workers globally feel the same.
More productivity is a plus for employers. So, how can employers invest in technology and support their remote workers? Which optimal solutions effectively help employers and their remote workers? How can employers track the productivity of these workers?
1. Meeting and Conferencing Software
Including remote workers in the activities of in-house workers requires individual and team meetings. These meetings include remote workers in the company’s in-house team’s work structure and culture.
Bringing your hybrid team together does not mean increasing the number of meetings. Having quality and effective meetings will produce more productivity. Quality meetings give direction to the team members. Meeting solutions available to hybrid workers’ access and working together on a 24-hour basis will go a long way to solve the isolation remote workers feel when working alone.
Zoom video conferencing tools climbed the popularity chart during the pandemic period. Their quick updates on their video conferencing software enable many teams to stay in touch and share information. These teams use Zoom features like its whiteboards, PowerPoint presentations, and videos. No matter where a remote worker works from, the Zoom feature of breakout rooms allows for individual meetings or group meetings.
2. Administration and Business Management Software
A central part of any organization is the administration or HR department. Many administration and HR departments experience a heavy workload. Business management software, such as GoCo benefits tracking software, allows HR personnel to streamline the hiring and enrollment procedures. The effectiveness of a business or organization is its processes. Redundant processes become time-consuming and slow down the workflow within an organization.
3. IT Systems Management
Do your remote workers have to report to the office to have their laptops or computers fixed or updated? Well, remote access software allows IT personnel to access (which the user allows) a remote worker’s computer and resolves IT issues the workers face. Software such as TeamViewer allows for remote control, web conferencing, transfer of files from one computer to the other, sharing desktops, and others. Technology offers similar remote access software, such as MSP360 Remote Desktop and Windows Remote Desktop Connection.
4. Software Cloud Platforms
Cloud platform solutions allow employers to offer the same software to each employee with access to the platform. It is easier for the IT team to update the software on these cloud platforms. The updates impact everyone simultaneously. The IT personnel do not have to install updates on each employee’s computer. Microsoft Cloud platform features offer product solutions like Microsoft 365, Microsoft Teams, Azure, and other tailored solutions. The employer can combine these solutions or select individual solutions that best fit their hybrid teams.
Final Thoughts
These solutions form part of a wider range of solutions for remote and in-house workers. Each organization analyzes its needs, selects, and uses the most effective software for its company.
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