Due to COVID-19, more and more people are working from home or working remotely. Many businesses are now contemplating how this will unfold. What are the challenges and how will it affect operations in the long run?
For tech companies, like Facebook, a lot of work can be done remotely. According to CEO Mark Zuckerberg "working remotely can reduce CO2 emissions and makes it easier for companies to work on a diverse workforce". Read more on their plans for remote work here.
AmCham’s Legal Committee Member at Cisco stated that "even though we are preparing for employees to get back to the office, as a tech based company we are also used to having a greater population of our employees working from home. Even so, remote working will increase so we are currently modifying our training and education of both management and employees to address this new future. There are many challenges in managing remote workers, some of which are time management, security, mental health, mobility and ergonomics."
However, according to EY "remote working is an opportunity for companies to change their way of working sustainably and reap the benefits over the medium to long term. Investing in remote working will have far-reaching consequences on the way we work after the crisis. It is too early to say to what extent we will not go back to the old way of working, but business leaders should already think about certain investments."
EY concludes "remote working is here to stay and will more than ever become an integral part of the way we work. Now is the time for companies to prepare for this 'back to the new normal'."
