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HR TRENDS IN THE WORK FROM HOME AGE – THE NEW NORMAL OF WORK Textile Value Chain Editorial Team The Covid-19 pandemic has become other than the office. These policies can information and a lead communicaone of the most powerful catalysts for be in place for a short period of time tor workplace change in our lifetime. As or for an extended period of time. Who Employees require information now per the Global State of Remote Work, can work remotely, what best practises more than ever. “You need someone 40% of organisations are hybrid, allow- to follow, and what legal rights remote who is focused on working with dising employees to work in the office or employees have, etc. are all described bursed groups,” says Mari Anne Snow, remotely. Working remotely, rethink- in remote work policies. CEO and founder of Sophaya, a remote ing business travel, and switching inwork consultant, and Remote Nation, Key Points person training to virtual are all exa remote work product company based amples of how the pandemic situation • WFH is popular abbreviation in Boston. She suggests choosing has driven workplace experimentation someone “who can speak about and that might otherwise take years, if not • Meaning of work from home or era help decrease staff anxiety as well as decades, to actually happen. • Create command centre and utilisation of deal with logistical concerns.” WFH is becoming a popular abbrevia- remote environment • Utilize the remote environment tion as more firms start offering re• Increased focus on mental health Being a remote organisation has its mote work. Let’s get started by learnbenefits. You have a far larger talent ing what WFH means and why it’s • Be effective and work flexibility pool to choose from now since there vital in this era. • Data based decisions are no location restrictions. So, unless WFH your organisation is about to return to • The increasing role of digitalisation Working from home (WFH) refers the office, take advantage of this time • Create sense of trust to the concept of employees working to replenish your pipeline with qualifrom their home, or any other place of • People analytics fied individuals. residence, rather than from the office. • Policies must be implemented fair manner • More emphasis on mental health Now-a-days, there are many businessThough physical health has always es which have a WFH policy, or remote In this work-from-home era, HR teams, work policy, that permits workers to in particular, must adjust their prac- been the focus, mental health is finally work from home full-time or as needed. tises to ensure that their employees receiving the attention it deserves. Orand companies are set up for success. ganizations have realised that physiA remote work policy specifies when HR departments had to change their cal and mental health are intertwined and how workers can work from home ways of working and that both are required for a truly instantly after the healthy lifestyle. Employers and employees are both looking for strategies pandemic struck. to protect their mental health at work. Now that the maHR managers and professionals should jority of us have take advantage of this favourable trend settled into the to improve their employees’ mental world of remote health. work, it may be time to evaluate • Be Productive certain functions Working more than 40 hours a week to ensure they are doesn’t imply that they’re maximising appropriate for the productivity during that time. Detercurrent scenario. mine which measure is most beneficial • Create a command centre for
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