Remote Working Programs: Why & When Businesses Should Consider Them

Why Remote Working?

Remote working initiatives haven’t always proved successful or worthwhile. However, improved technology and monitoring abilities have made remote working programs more secure than ever before. As a result, more and more businesses are looking towards these programs as viable and smart business decisions. The business benefits of utilizing a remote business model are enough to turn any skeptic decision maker into a believer.

The benefits and case for remote working continue to grow. Several recent articles and expert commentary highlight the benefits, statistics and use case supporting remote working.

A recent Forbes article, The Advantages of a Remote Workforce from contributor Stephanie Roberts notes that remote working programs can have the following positive outcomes on businesses:

• Greater diversity among company employees
• Access to larger and better talent pools
• Increased flexibility to meet the demands of the business

Inc. contributing editor, Geoffrey James outlines four additional financial benefits of implementing remote working programs in Case Closed: Work-From-Home is the World’s Smartest Management Strategy:

• Increased employee productivity
• Reduced attrition rates
• Lowered facility costs
• Fewer sick days

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When Should You Implement Your Remote Working Program?

In the business world, timing is everything. Adopting a trend too early in the game, or too late, can have serious repercussions on company profit and success. If you’re thinking about adopting a remote working program, now is the perfect time to begin planning.

According to Ryan Strategic Advisory’s recent commentary Work-at-Home Agents – Now is the Time, businesses considering remote working and work-at-home programs should act before the window of opportunity closes. Interesting takeaways from this commentary include:

• Compared to five years ago, companies with remote working capabilities now hold a clear competitive advantage over those without.
• While remote working programs have been widely adopted throughout the US, it has yet to gain significant traction and interest in Canada and Western Europe.
• Security and fraud prevention are still concerns for executives juggling with the idea of implementing remote working programs.

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