The work environment underwent a significant and long-lasting transformation when the epidemic started in March 2020. The benefits of remote work for both businesses and employees have also changed people's perceptions of it.
Today, many job searchers consider having a choice of work environment and location when looking for a better work-life balance and assessing new career chances.
How much has the concept of business as usual been affected by remote work? Here are some interesting data on remote work that provides a quantitative assessment of the situation.
- More Productive Workers
- Promotes a Healthy & Stress-free Work Environment
- Remote Work is Actually Good For Business?
More Productive Workers:
Nearly six out of ten participants indicated being more productive than they thought throughout the epidemic, according to data gathered through March 2021. 40% of employees said they were more productive at home during the pandemic than they had been in the workplace, and respondents' productivity at home was, on average, 7% higher than they had anticipated.
According to research, continuing remote work might boost employees' overall output by 5% when compared to the pre-pandemic economy.
Promotes a Healthy & Stress-free Work Environment:
The working environment has a direct bearing on one's mental and emotional health, for better or worse. According to the 10th Annual Survey, 70% of participants felt that having a remote job permanently would significantly improve or have a good impact on their mental health. Furthermore, nearly one in five (18%) respondents claimed that not providing mental health care during the pandemic was one of the major errors committed by their firm.
Remote Work is Actually Good For Business?
According to research, workplace distractions cost firms $600 billion a year, and remote workers are 35–40% more productive than their coworkers in offices.
In 2020, 94% of surveyed companies estimate that firm productivity has remained constant (67%) or increased (27%) since employees began working remotely during the pandemic.
In a survey by FlexJobs of more than 2,100 workers who worked remotely during the pandemic, 51% said they were more productive working from home, and 95% said their output was either greater or the same.
Despite the pandemic's stressors, there are several reasons why performance has increased. However, there are a few main explanations given by respondents for their increased productivity.
