While so many are
focusing on the drawbacks and challenges we’re all facing in the wake of COVID-19
and the shift to working from home (WFH) operations, we’re adapting, staying positive,
and seeking out incremental improvements as we go.
To help you on your
journey, we’ve looked at all aspects of the new WFH model and put together the best
insights and benefits for you.
WFH benefits for employers:
- Working from home has helped many companies cut costs, scaling back on expensive office leases and other physical expenses.
- With people discovering their potential to work from home the freelancing market is seeing a surge in entrants, giving firms opportunities to work with talented professionals they previously wouldn’t have had access to.
- With firms discovering their ability to keep functioning with a remote workforce, many are finding new opportunities to reduce work scopes and outsource projects to freelancers across everything from customer service to mobile development.
- There’s ample potential for growth, with organisations racing to find solutions to new market gaps (for example tech firms attempting to solve poor connectivity issues, digital security, collaboration tools, etc.)
- Though we’re further apart we’re more connected than ever, with leading senior managers finding that thanks to greater adoption of telecommuting technology they can engage with teams quicker and easier, no matter where they are.
WFH benefits for employees:
- Many
companies are offering employees the opportunity to work from home for the rest
of their career (Twitter, for example). - As firms
cut costs on property expenses they have more funds available to invest in their
people, opening
up new opportunities for training and development. - Flexibility
in your work means flexibility in your home, with many families choosing
to relocate ahead of their retirement, moving closer to family or excellent health
care providers, and into areas that have a lower cost of living. - More time
at home means more time with your
children, helping
families stay better connected. - With
freelancing on the rise (powered by the work from home revolution), employees
are able to increase
their income and learn new skills. - Freelancing
is being viewed more positively than ever before, with society’s
perceptions of freelancing as a career continuing to improve. - Mindsets
and mental barriers have shifted, with workers who have found they can
successfully work from home becoming less fearful of
remote work,
working from a different time zone, or building an income and career through
alternative paths. - Commuter
stress has decreased, as less workers go
into the office
and those that do find less traffic on the roads. - When they
do return to work, many employees will find that their office environments
are now less densely packed and more spacious.
WFH benefits for society :
- Cities and
small towns that were less attractive to workers due to limited employment opportunities
are now much more appealing
thanks to remote work, and are already seeing population numbers
grow. - With
significantly less planes in the sky, and fewer cars on the roads, global carbon
emissions are down
and the climate is improving. - As a
society, we’re becoming more adaptive, more aware of ourselves and our
surroundings, more active, and healthier, with a rise in people
walking and cycling, and governments taking
action to meet these new priorities.
At Ultimate Edge
Communications, we actively push ourselves to be better and meet new challenges
head-on. What we’re seeing right now with COVID-19 is that the disruption of
previously normal business operations with the rise of remote work (WFH) as a
viable business model, it’s a new dynamic approach to management that allows us
to adapt to new benefits and is helping us thrive as a team and a business.
Contact us if you’re a freelancer we’re always looking for new
talented professionals to add to our extended team.
You can refer to our previous posts on how to manage the shift to working from home (WFH) for both employers and employees that prove when done properly, it’s a win-win proposition.