5 Tips to Help Employers Manage Remote Workers

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5 Tips to Help Employers Manage Remote Workers
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• Remote workers have become something of a
  necessity in recent years, and with the COVID-19
  pandemic not looking set to retreat just yet, the
  trend may well continue for many years to come.
  However, while such a way of working does have
  its benefits for both employers and employees, it
  can present a number of challenges for those
  managing remote workers.
• With this in mind, here are 5 tips to help
  employers better manage their remote working
  teams

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• 1.Set clear expectations, right from the outset
• Your employees need to know exactly what you
  expect from them when working from home or any
  other remote location and they should be clear
  on just what it is they need to do in order to be
  able to fulfil their role adequately, while
  meeting all of your expectations in terms of
  frequency of communication and workload, among
  other things.

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• 2.Have a communication strategy that everyone can
  refer to
• Its one thing to tell your employees how and
  when you expect them to communicate with you, but
  its another thing for them to remember, or take
  notice of. Document your communication process
  and share it with all of your staff so that they
  know when they should contact you or their
  colleagues, and by which preferred method.

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• 3.Engage directly with remote employees,
  regularly
• Engaging directly with each individual employee
  on a regular basis will not only help them to
  feel as if their efforts are being valued, but
  will give you an opportunity to assess their
  progress, and give any feedback as appropriate.
  The less you communicate with them, the likelier
  they are to disengage and begin performing to a
  lower standard.

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• 4.Schedule regular meetings between the entire
  team
• Group meetings, where every member of your team
  no matter where they are in the country, or the
  world, for that matter can see and talk to each
  other, is vital for unifying and helping them to
  feel as if theyre working towards the same
  goals, even if they dont share an office space.
• These meetings also give employees a chance to
  share ideas and collaborate with each other for
  the benefit of the business.

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• 5.Avoid micromanaging wherever possible!
• For the majority of remote workers, a sense of
  autonomy is what makes it such an appealing way
  of working, but theres a fine line for employers
  between letting employees work alone and
  uninterrupted, and communicating with them to
  make sure theyre fulfilling their role as you
  expect of them.

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• Not being in the same office as your employees
  can make you feel as if theyre not doing what
  youve asked of them, but if youre not careful,
  this could lead you to begin micromanaging them,
  and there are rarely any positive consequences of
  this kind of behavior. Instead, try to focus on
  outcomes and goals rather than what you can
  physically see them doing, and provided they
  complete their work in a timely manner, you
  should try giving them the benefit of the doubt,
  and trust them to carry out their work with
  minimal input or supervision. If they arent
  meeting deadlines or completing the work to a
  required standard, then naturally this will
  require further intervention.

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• Remote workers can be of huge benefit to a
  business, but its important to keep track of
  their progress without breathing down their
  necks, and to engage positively with them on a
  regular basis. If you need help with any aspect
  of managing your remote workers, you can reach
  out to a professional company offering a range of
  payroll services.

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