Remote working is advantageous for both employer and employee. From the company’s point of view, there are huge savings on overheads. Office rent and utility bills become a thing of the past. With the advent of Zoom and other internet platform meetings, so do expensive air tickets and hotel bills.
From the employee’s viewpoint, there is the saving on travel expenses and quite often expensive lunches which can now be taken at home. There is no need for office clothing either. Staff can sit around in their underwear for all it matters. As long as the work is done and done well, who cares?
People work in different ways; some of us are morning people, some of us are definitely not. The idea that we can all work at times that suit our productivity the best must be a plus to both employee and employer. We will all recognise that post-lunch slump in energy levels. With remote working, a quick stroll to a cool cafe will improve moods and therefore productivity.
Another benefit for the company is the boost to its reputation, especially among professionals with young families. Generally speaking, child care is enormously expensive, in some countries prohibitively so. The employee saves a lot of money while the employer gets a relatively stress-free member of staff.
There is a huge pool of untapped talent who are simply not in a position to work in an office. Instead of your company being restricted by geography, a whole world of talent is literally at your disposal. Remote working brings people who live hundreds or even thousands of miles away to your doorstep. This, of course, enables you, in time, to build a far more talented and experienced team than would otherwise have been possible.