{"id":3158,"date":"2017-02-07T13:57:21","date_gmt":"2017-02-07T13:57:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/blog\/?p=3158"},"modified":"2025-09-23T15:48:51","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T13:48:51","slug":"the-benefits-of-remote-working","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/blog\/the-benefits-of-remote-working\/","title":{"rendered":"What Remote Working Really Means For Your Workplace"},"content":{"rendered":"

Imagine being able to save your business $11, 000 (about R148,000) per person per year.1<\/sup> Or being able to vouch for that fact that your employees feel 91% more productive and happy in their jobs.2<\/sup> Remote working makes these numbers possible.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The biggest companies in the world have started to revamp their workspace to accommodate for the majority of their workforce being mobile.3<\/sup> Business leaders state that more than half of their company\u2019s full-time workforce will be working remotely by 2020<\/a>.4<\/sup> Remote working is disrupting the traditional workspace in all the right ways. And you have the younger, tech-savvy generation to thank for it.<\/p>\n

Is your organisation keeping up with the work-from-home trend?<\/strong><\/h5>\n

As Millennials (Generation Y), move into management positions in their jobs, they\u2019re shaping the future of work to fit the needs of employees.<\/p>\n

The outcome of this, is that the workplace is being redefined in terms of work hours, work location, and workplace culture. Flexibility, employee happiness, and work-life balance are being prioritised as a way to increase employee productivity and engagement in the workspace.<\/a><\/p>\n

According to Adam Kingle, Director of Learning Solutions at the London Business School, flexible work options are \u201ca criterion that people are expressly looking for before they\u2019ll sign on the dotted line, it\u2019s not a perk or reward.”<\/p>\n

Smart companies will quickly realise that they need to implement flexible work options in order to attract, engage, and retain top talent in the years to come.<\/p>\n

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How does your company benefit from remote working?<\/strong><\/h5>\n

In a study conducted by FlexJobs, of 1,500 workers, 54% reported that home, not the office, is their location of choice to undertake important job-related assignments. Only 19% said they would go to the office during regular working hours to get important work done.5<\/sup><\/p>\n

This doesn\u2019t, however, mean that you should have an empty office, while your entire team works from the comfort of their lounges. Flexible work can take on many shapes and forms including, but not limited to:<\/p>\n