The COVID-19 pandemic has taught businesses across the world many, many lessons. Among it includes that companies, both in Malaysia and internationally, were not prepared for remote work — something that is now a growing trend and is slowly becoming a new norm. Executives feared that working from home would mean that productivity would suffer, but a study conducted by Hubstaff suggests otherwise.

Employees are More Productive from Home

Hubstaff’s research found that productivity actually increased when employees were given the opportunity to work from home. The increase was significant enough that 84.5% of the companies that offered remote work options have said they will continue to allow their employees to work remotely as their performance, productivity, and satisfaction had all shown an increase.

Why Remote Workers are More Productive

Hubstaff narrowed down the key reasons why remote workers show an increase in both performance and engagement while working from home when compared to their counterparts. Among the key factors include:

• Remote Teams Perform Better
  • 65% of remote workers reported that they feel more productive when working away from the office, with 85% of these respondents rating their productivity levels as being either good or excellent.
  • Much of this is attributed to there being fewer distractions at home, such as background noise and interruptions from coworkers.
  • Businesses have confirmed that the increase in performance is undeniable with 85% reporting a significant increase in overall productivity.
• Collaboration is better between Remote Employees
  • The statistics show that employees working remotely are able to communicate more effectively using the right collaboration tools, such as that offered by Sales Connection, than they do in-person.
• Remote Working Saves Your Company Money
  • Studies have shown that the cost-savings from having more employees working out of the office and remotely in the choice of their own environment is sizeable and a fantastic way to maximize your profits.
  • There’s less investment needed for office utilities and supplies which greatly reduces the cost of operations for both MNCs and SMEs.

The list goes even longer and cites advantages such as better health, happiness levels, engagement, and loyalty from employees that work remotely. By digitizing your company with Sales Connection, you can enhance your team collaboration and digitize all your business processes — giving your company a significant increase in productivity, performance, and profit.

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