How to Train Remote Employees

The future of HR is evolving as it explores new themes and topics. HRMatrix endorses progressive companies, and we promote the discussion of topics that were often left unsung in the previous company culture. We have tackled mental health, workplace relationships, positive reinforcement, flextime, and several other new topics. We like to acknowledge the expense of conflict and offer new resolution tips and we have discussed different approaches on how to advance in company inclusivity initiatives. 

So, without further ado, let’s talk about how HR can now train and develop a system for remote employees. This has become the wave of pursuit for many companies since COVID-19. While there are many drawbacks to not physically attend the workplace, there are also many overpowering benefits. So if a company chooses to offer employees the option to work remotely, let us provide you tips on how to enhance the approach of establishing remote employees. 

Working from home comes with a list of cons that we should address first before moving on to the resolution factor. 

  • Lack of Community and Team Work.

When working remotely, you are robbed of the convenience of immediately communicating with coworkers and management for the simplest queries. The only options you are left with are company supervised chat circles or email. This can result in unproductive functions as responses are delayed. 

 

  • Lack of Motivation.

When you are working from home, you may be offered flextime to complete your tasks. Even in the case of not being provided flextime, employees make the time to complete non-work-related duties which can result in a lack of motivation, because there isn’t enough momentum that is usually observed in the physical workplace. 

 

  • Unmonitored Performance and those Frequent Breaks.

Much like the reason for lack of motivation, employees make time for themselves to do other things. Those frequent breaks add up, taking away valuable time and effort from their job.

 

  • Lack of Office Equipment and Security Concerns.

How can employees perform their best if they do not have the proper equipment? Often the lack of equipment hinders the productivity of an employee. 

 

Tips to Counter

 

Now that we have addressed the problems that come from working remotely, let’s discuss methods that counter these issues. It begins with training. For a company to reach the same amount of success, it is important to implement a certain amount of supervision to manage the employee’s productivity and provide consistent motivation and positive reinforcement for their efforts. HR should rearrange their methods of training to comply with the remote workspace and understand the different circumstances that come with it. 

 

Management should hold bi-weekly meetings with their remote employees to track their productivity and answer questions. When it comes to immediate inquiries, there should be a regulated chat set up that receives punctual attention from each department that is relevant to the question.  Implement Microsoft devices to help maximize efficiency and provide the proper equipment for each employee. 

 

Conclusion

 

While there are many drawbacks to working remotely, there are also a lot of benefits. In fact, the positives overpower the negatives, so it is important to deal with the negative attributes at hand by providing the proper equipment and training. The goal is to increase productivity without costing employees their well-being. HRMatrix is here to give tips on how to help remote employees and make their job convenient in order to maximize productivity.