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Interesting stories on remote working from aroud the web.
Vaillant, a leading manufacturer of gas and solid fuel domestic heating appliance boilers, called for Interchange’s help to install the latest GPRS mobile technology to enhance and develop its service and support business even further.
The solution helped out the company’s national service organisation Heatcall, which provides after sales support through it team of 100 engineers.
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The Royal Mail is running a campaign aimed at small businesses to promote the benefits of flexible working.
One lingerie company, praised by the Government for its flexible approach, is supporting the campaign with a case study. Its founder Susan Johnson drew up flexible working contracts to enable employees to work between 9am-3pm, she commented in The Northern Echo that sharing the benefits of their collective experience would be beneficial to others looking to achieve growth plans. Continue reading…
Flexibility is often cited as the main benefit of remote working. Modern technology gives us the ability to work in different ways, from a variety of locations, and at times we choose. What impact does this have on human resource issues?
A more flexible approach to working hours gives employees more control of their working day. Employment experts regard ‘time sovereignty’ – having control over your working time – to be as important to employees as the number of hours they work.
Not all individuals or roles are suitable for remote working, of course, and managing and monitoring a remote workforce can bring challenges, but where it is a viable choice, remote working offers considerable benefits to staff morale, retention rates and ultimately productivity.
With more flexible work patterns, staff can fit their work tasks round their domestic arrangements, organising their days around school-times, for example. This can lead to a more fulfilling life outside work, giving people increased opportunity to spend time with their families or enjoying pastimes. The result is a workforce that is less stressed and distracted by work-life conflicts.
