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Remote work and employee satisfaction / performance

 

Remote work and employee satisfaction/ performance

Introduction

In the past, working remotely was quite uncommon. Employment that does not take place in such a traditional fashion is referred to as remote work. It is possible to do it anywhere there is also high-speed internet. The lack of productivity was indeed a serious concern for companies.

Remote Work

The remote task is described as "a work schedule wherein employees achieve their normal work at such a site beside the normal workplace, endorsed by rapid technology interconnection" or even as "a flexible work schedule that allows workers to accomplish tasks for their organizations from home or even another remote area which is prepared also with adequate computer-based software on regular intervals, consistent, or exclusive basis" (Smith, et al., 2018). The advanced technologies make it possible to increase the productivity of employees who are working from home.


Figure 1: Source: (Nevogt, 2020)


Job Satisfaction

Job satisfaction is very important in the employee-employer relationship since it affects turnover rates (Brayfield, et al., 2017). Individual viewpoints, according to research, have a significant impact on such a participant's levels of job satisfaction. Type of employment, company environment, human capital elements, personal traits, personal qualities, as well as psychological features are all elements to consider (Smith, et al., 2018).

Remote Work and Job Satisfaction

Remote working improved job satisfaction and productivity (Bailey & Kurland, 2012). Employee satisfaction is positively correlated with openness, life satisfaction, agreeableness, as well as openness to experience in remote employees. While there are acknowledged drawbacks of working remotely, they are surpassed by the benefits in terms of job satisfaction (Smith, et al., 2018). Also, Remote workers indicated "much greater overall job satisfaction." Despite the disadvantages of work overload and limited promotion opportunities, remote workers were shown to have statistically greater job satisfaction (Brayfield, et al., 2017).

Conclusion

Employees must be able to tailor their employment to represent what is expected of them, as well as choose where they work. Employees have a sense of empowerment and are quite happy in their jobs. Individuals who are more satisfied with their employees are more productive, have a greater degree of involvement, and become less likely to consider quitting their jobs.


References

Bailey, D. E. & Kurland, N. B., 2012. A review of telework research: Findings, new directions and lessons for the study of modern work. Journal of Organizational Behavior, Volume 23, pp. 383-400.

Brayfield, A. H., Wells, R. V. & Strate, M. W., 2017. Interrelationships among measures of job satisfaction and general satisfaction. Journal of Applied Psychology, Volume 41, p. 201–205.

Nevogt, D., 2020. The Pandemic’s Impact on Remote Work & Where We Go From Here [Report], s.l.: s.n.

Smith, S., Patmos, A. & Pitts, M., 2018. Communication and teleworking: A study of communication channel satisfaction, personality, and job satisfaction. International Journal of Business Communication, 55(1), pp. 44-68.

 

Comments

  1. N R Waduge. MBANovember 27, 2021 at 7:14 AM

    Remote working not a fresh concept to majority of working community. I'm totally agreed with some arguments cause remote working employees have more job satisfaction than conventional employees.

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  2. PrabathNovember 29, 2021 at 5:35 AM

    Remote working as a new concept have more time to spend with family also company have benefit without any workers personal issues contribute to works online any time and without additional cost for company so company and employee both can performance well Thanks for shearing ,

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  3. Thushara WattegedaraNovember 29, 2021 at 9:12 PM

    Your article is good and my personal feeling is that the remote work trend starts in big-time read-only and each organization has to create new HR rules to align with the new trend and measure the employee's satisfaction level and provide necessary motivation factors.

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  4. Nuwansiri RathnayakeNovember 29, 2021 at 10:53 PM

    Agreed with your conclusion. Employee satisfaction is most important while focusing on business productivity and goals. Remote working is doing such a good part to satisfy employees with good working environment and stress release as well. valuable article with good explanation.

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  5. Asitha DDecember 6, 2021 at 9:03 AM

    Today, working remotely is the new normal and understanding the necessities to work remotely and their advantages and disadvantages is important to improve the performances of employees who are working remotely.

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  6. Chularathna2021MBADecember 15, 2021 at 9:39 AM

    Organisational leaders must connect with their staff more frequently as they chart the route to a post-pandemic future, even if their plans aren't completely formed. Employee satisfaction and productivity have increased in organisations that have specified more clear policies and practices for the future workplace. Thank you for your effort.

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