Despite the news of a few large companies pulling back their remote workforces, remote initiatives are in demand. Without remote work and thriving remote teams, many employers could find themselves struggling in the future.
Over the past month, FlexJobs has worked diligently to get the word out about remote initiatives, the remote workforce, and how professionals are looking for it more than ever. Continue below to learn more about what experts are saying about the state of telecommuting and how remote work is the future of work.
Here’s the latest employer-focused news focusing on remote initiatives, thriving remote teams, and professionals:
What Makes a Successful Remote Work Initiative? We Asked 4 Experts to Weigh In on Recruiter
“As companies of all sizes begin recognizing the benefits of remote work programs, telecommuting rates are skyrocketing. More than 3.9 million U.S. employees, or 2.9% of the workforce, work from home at least half the time, according to the ‘2017 State of Telecommuting in the U.S. Workforce’ report from remote work advocates FlexJobs.
To explore the growth of remote work a little more in depth, we interviewed executives from a few of the nation’s top companies about their views on flexible work arrangements. To hear more from these experts, consider attending the flexible-work-focused TRaD Works forum, September 27-29, 2017, in Washington, DC.”
Five Ways to Keep Your Remote Team Thriving on Forbes
“The World Economic Forum has referred to flexible work — including virtual teams — as “one of the biggest drivers of transformation” in the workplace. More U.S. employers are offering flexible workplace options compared to five years ago. The telecommuter workforce grew 115% since 2005, nearly 10 times faster than the traditional workforce, according to FlexJobs’ 2017 State of Telecommuting in the U.S. Employee Workforce report.”
Human Resources Departments Continue to Lag Behind Technology on SAP
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“While the number of searches for the best job website may have increased, the number of jobs threatened by automation and robots has severely increased. In an article by Forbes, by 2025, up to a quarter of jobs will be totally replaced by either robots or software. Furthermore, Oxford University believes that 35 percent of existing jobs in the UK are threatened by automation.
This year in 2017, it was estimated that 3.9 percent of employees work from home at least half the time. And this number is predicted to grow until eventually, most people will work remotely by 2030. ‘The impact of remote work is changing; employers really need to pay attention to it and not ignore it any longer,’ Sara Sutton, CEO of FlexJobs.”
Report: Only 7% of Workers Feel Productive During Regular Work Hours on Vonage
“More of us are now awakening to the fact that workplaces are not quite the places of productivity that we hoped them to be, but that they are actually rife with distraction. Not to mention the painful hours of commuting tacked onto long days at the office.All this can be avoided with a flexible work arrangement, and that’s an option that many are seeking nowadays.
All this can be avoided with a flexible work arrangement, and that’s an option that many are seeking nowadays.
According to a recent FlexJobs survey on remote work, 66% of professionals believed that they would be more productive if they worked remotely—instead of at a traditional office. The reasons cited in favor of remote work: 70% sought to ‘reduce stress from commuting,’ and 69% preferred to avoid ‘office politics.’
The survey also revealed the dismal stat of only a measly 7% of workers saying that they were ‘most productive in the office during regular hours.’ And if only a small percentage of your people feel like they’re getting their best work done during their allotted working hours – something is clearly broken in the traditional workplace model.”
A Growing Army of Telecommuting Professionals in the US Workforce on Digital Journal
“FlexJobs, an online job search platform, partnered with Global Workplace Analytics, a workplace strategies consultancy to compile a special analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, creating The 2017 State of Telecommuting in the U.S. Employee Workforce.
Over 3.9 million U.S. employees, or 2.9 percent of the total U.S. workforce, work from home at least half of the time, up from 1.8 million in 2005, resulting in a 115 percent increase. The research found that most telecommuters were about 46-years of age or older, and had at least a bachelor’s degree, and on average, earned more than an in-office worker.”
Revisiting the State of Telecommuting in 2017: Five Good Reasons to Start “Walking Through the Virtual Door” on LinkedIn
“OK you employers still demanding that 21st-century ‘power’ teleworkers like me relocate or commute in if we want to work, it’s time to revisit the state of telecommuting on 2017 and some of the implications for us, for your business and for our planet.
The good folks at Global Workplace Analytics and FlexJobs.com have an excellent eye-opening report with key findings that I invite you to read—2017 State of Telecommuting in the US Workforce. This chart in the report kinda jumps out at you:”
4 Hacks to Harness the Unique Powers of Millennials at Your Startup on Business2Community
“A survey by FlexJobs found that over 50 percent of millennials want to work flexible hours, and a colossal 85 percent said they would like to telecommute 100 percent of the time. Here at Scout, we make sure that our employees are set up for success—quite literally—and that includes trusting them to work in the ways most conducive to getting their job done. Everyone is different, and a one-size-fits-all approach just isn’t going to cut it.”
10 Best Marketing Job Boards of 2017 on SmartRecruiters
“When marketing roles are temporary or freelance, consider FlexJobs—an award-winning site for finding part-time or full-time employees or contractors, as long as your role allows for some flexibility in schedule, telecommuting, etc. If you’re offering that kind of flexibility, here’s where you can find qualified marketing talent.”
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