When employees have children, flexible working makes it easier for them to drop their children off at school and pick them up. When they work remotely, they lose less time travelling between home, school, work, and back again. This saves them hours of time every week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While open-plan offices are everywhere, they\u2019re actually bad for productivity. They\u2019re noisy, there\u2019s always someone who\u2019s too hot or too cold, and the lighting in them can affect some people\u2019s eyesights. The bigger the open-plan office, the harder it is to find the Goldilocks environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The right environment plays a huge role in productivity levels and should never be underestimated. Small changes in temperature, lighting, and noise, can negatively affect employees and mean they\u2019re unhappier in their roles and more likely to leave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When employees are in their own environment, they\u2019re in control. That means everything from the room temperature to where they\u2019re sitting is up to them \u2013 they don\u2019t have to sacrifice their own comfort in favour of something that works for their colleagues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Employers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You Have a Wider Talent Pool to Choose From<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Choosing the right talent is imperative but increasingly difficult in a candidate-driven market with a high employment rate. Offering remote working means that you don\u2019t have to choose from the best local candidates \u2013 they could live hundreds of miles away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because you\u2019ve hired based on skill set and not proximity, you\u2019re more likely to get the best person for the role first time. This helps to reduce your employee churn rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Employees Are More Engaged<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Employees that are offered remote working options are happier in their roles and therefore more engaged. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This higher engagement rate leads to greater productivity and a better employer brand. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Improving your employer brand leads to better hires and less chance of them leaving during the onboarding process. As the onboarding process can take up to eight months, finding the right candidate the first time can make a big difference to your hiring costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reduced Office Costs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

When employees work remotely, you don\u2019t have to pay traditional office costs. Instead of paying rent on an office space, you only need to worry about buying equipment such as a laptop, and subscriptions for tools that they\u2019ll need to help them work remotely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As the candidate market becomes even more competitive, the more you can do to stand out and attract the best talent, the better your chances are of finding and retaining that talent. Finding the right talent helps you to grow your business as fast as possible while still offering the same \u2013 or a better \u2013 level of customer service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Employees, meanwhile, have more time to spend with their family and pets. They also avoid stressful commutes which eat into an average of five hours every week. That\u2019s a lot of time wasted that could be spent on other things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Offering your employees a flexible working arrangement shows that you value and trust them. It also helps to attract candidates from more diverse backgrounds who may not be able to travel into an office but would do an amazing job for your company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remote working is still in its infancy, but with more and more employees valuing it over salary, offering them the option \u2013 even if it\u2019s just some of the time \u2013 could be the difference between not just hiring new employees, but keeping you<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

According to Buffer\u2019s State of Remote Work report, 99% of employees would like the chance to work remotely at least some of the time. For many employees, the ability to work remotely is more important than salary. But why? What are the benefits of remote work for employees? And what about for you, as their […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-572","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-employees"],"yoast_head":"\n