Here's some more statistics. This time, let's look at Buffer's research on remote workers.
In general, people have a positive impression of the remote work format. For example, 98% of respondents would like to work remotely, and 23% of employees are ready to reduce their salary by 10% just to work from home for at least some time.
The main reason why people prefer to work remotely is the flexibility of planning their day and work-life balance.
Remote work format
A survey of remote workers on uses of physician database the topic: “What do you consider the main advantage of remote work?” (Source: Buffer)
In addition, people love remote work for the opportunity to work from any part of the world and the ability to focus on their work tasks more easily.
Benefits of Remote Work
According to statistics, remote work is mostly preferred by people with higher education, which means that the possibility of finding competent employees is extremely high. So, what are the benefits of remote work for employees and employers?
Opportunity to work with the best specialists in their field
The ability to hire remote workers who literally live in different parts of the world opens up the prospect of hiring a large pool of specialists.
If earlier it was necessary to choose from what the regional market offers, now employers are not limited by geographical boundaries or even state borders. An employee can live in one country, but work for a company located in another state.
The only thing that needs to be provided for is the payment of wages and compliance with tax laws. Otherwise, there are no restrictions.
By the way, since the pandemic, the number of vacancies offering remote work has increased by 135%.
Saving time
Working from home, employees do not waste time on the way to the office and back. This ensures that there are no late or oversleeping workers.
As a rule, remote work is associated with electronic communication, and if the time of the online meeting is agreed upon in advance, employees arrive on time.
Be late and arrive on time to work
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On the contrary, the staff's working hours increase. Due to the blurred boundaries of the beginning and end of working hours, employees perform more tasks than if they worked from bell to bell in the office. This is also beneficial for the employer, because with the same pay, he gets more completed tasks.