remote working

HRM AND REMOTE WORKING

Vinita DudhatCTHRM –PPT

SEM IV, IMCD, NIGDI, PUNE

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1VINITA DUDHAT CTHRM MPM IV IMCD

WHAT IS REMOTE WORKINGAlso known as tele-work that• Extends the workplace• Is a voluntary arrangement• Replaces business related trips• Maintains productivity in face of disasters• Requires planning and consensus building• Depends on technology• Depends on management commitment A person working for at least 2 days a week from

home is called as remote employee. : Full time : vacating office premises totallyPart time : attending important hours in office


TELECOMMUTING : NEW CONCEPT OF ERA


WORKING IN OFFICE AS OLD PATTERN

• “Commuting to office work is obsolete. It is now infinitely easier, cheaper, and faster to move information to where the people are.”

Peter F. Drucker


Telework: The Time Has Come

Job Suitability

Employee DesireManager Agreement

Successful Teleworker

Teleworking Assessment

Trust

• Manages for results• Communicates with employees

• Provides regular feedback• Drives decision making down in the

organization• Accepting of change

• Manages own work plan• Needs quiet time to

complete work and/or works with remote teams

• Understands job requirements and company


ORGANIZATIONAL ADVANTAGES• Employee satisfaction : more

productivity• Good industrial relations• A set reputation in market

for following latest trends• Reduced real estate and

office costs• Reduced level of disputes

and mishandlings• Clear and transparent

delegation of responsibilities• Flexible, seamless, and

happy work culture

Group Discussion Established Objectives

& timelines Quality Relationships

Communication

Successful TeleworkingArrangement


Why organizations allow teleworking• Increased productivity• Improved staff retention• Improved staff recruitment : mature, best fit• For global availability of workers• Diminished overheads • PR value for the organization• Better service (longer hours, etc)• Improves office communication.• For reduced absenteeism• For absence of unions and monopoly of

workers


INDIVIDUAL ADVANTAGES• No commute!• It's easier to work exercise into one’s daily

routine.• One gets to see family more.• Multi-task during boring meetings• More comfort and facilities• More dedication possible• Performance over attendance• Benefits ranging from economic, to personal, to

environmental• Global opportunity• Reduced costs on commuting and taxation


Why work from home?• In case of more family responsibilities• Disability option• Age option• Relocation near to company’s premise if not

possible• Women employees• For choice of own space, work culture and

environment• For Less rush hour traffic congestion• For Less air and noise pollution


DISADVANTAGES AND RISKS• Feelings and fears of social and professional isolation• Establishing and maintaining a workplace in the home and

rules for working• Risk and fear of job and benefit security• Mixing work and family responsibilities• Not open to all types of works : limited choice• Manufacturing processes not possible• No direct guidance and training • Loneliness , Fear of absence of team• Absence of office atmosphere• Absence of collective bargaining


Concerns for Organizations• Initial capital investment (new equipment

and phone lines for employees homes)• Adaptation and change necessary in

managerial and organizational styles• Fears for: data security, diminished of

corporate identification, lack of supervision resulting in decreased productivity (generally unfounded), leading to costly delays

• Moonlighting : holding multiple jobs by the workers

• Difficulties in establishing coordination amongst remote workers


Conclusion• Finally, remote working certainly is

theoretically interesting.• Multifaceted : involving key areas of service

industry • Huge opportunity for Intellectual growth• Even considering potential risks and

challenges, Most useful for organizations who believe in visioning, creating and planning for alternative and preferred futures


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