Understand below why working from home has become a necessity in our country and how companies and managers have had to adapt to new challenges in managing their teams remotely and maintaining employee productivity.

Thus, home office has gained space in the routine of many Brazilians.

The future of work is remote.

Often, national and international surveys show the advantages of working remotely, bringing results about its expansion and projections for the future. Remote work brings great benefits to companies and employees.

The possibility of working from home and increasing remote teams still causes concern in corporations and managers, but this can be the path to success within a company.

We have listed 7 reasons for you and your company to invest in remote work. By the end of this article, you will realize that this can be a great strategy for achieving results.

1 - Reduction of expenses with structure:

By adopting the remote work system, the company can choose to maintain a space only for receiving clients or carrying out occasional activities, if necessary. Rent, buildings, corporate furniture, rooms, and service areas - all this structure can be reduced.

2 - Reduction of operational expenses:

To keep a team engaged in an office, we must also consider expenses such as water bills, electricity, telephone bills... Thinking it's over? There are still raw material acquisition, cleaning staff, and so on. Even the daily coffee becomes part of the reduction. Now do the math and realize the size of this economy.

3 - Employee Productivity:

A survey by the website Datasenado in 2020 showed that remote workers noticed an increase in productivity in their activities. Remote work allows for the construction of a routine focused on collaboration, efficient deliveries, and individual time management. On our blog, you can read more about this subject in the article: ‘Managing Employee Productivity in Home Office.’

4 - Quality of life:

It is important to seek a balance between productivity in remote work and quality of life. The time that home office provides to the employee can be used for leisure, self-care, studies, and more. Relieving daily stress and anxiety, your team will be even more motivated to achieve new goals.

5 - Convenience:

Many people use their vehicles or public transportation to get to work, especially in big cities. The ease of not losing hours and getting stressed in traffic jams, compromising well-being, is a determining factor for the effectiveness of this work modality.

6 - The planet thanks:

Remote work can be a great ally in environmental preservation and sustainability. Those hours and countless vehicles in traffic decrease, thus reducing greenhouse gases. The initiative also contributes to reducing pollution, excessive energy consumption, and paper waste.

7 - CLT:

In Brazil, remote work is already regulated in the CLT, guaranteeing all security for the company and the employee with rights assured to both.

Plan:

Before implementing this new work culture in your company, it is necessary to plan. It is important to have assertive communication between leadership and employees, establishing real objectives, providing all the tools and software to achieve and measure team results.

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