Remote Work: What should you know?

In recent years remote work has seen an increased interest from both employers and employees. It's not just that people are interested in remote work, but in many industries and organizations the workplace is shifting to home and that presents a new set of challenges for employers.

🔗 Resources

➤ Total Worker Health Strategies for COVID-19
➤ Employer Guide to COVID-19
➤ strategies-for-older-workers-age-friendly-workplaces
➤ EEOC Work at Home/Telework as a Reasonable Accommodation - https://bit.ly/2BPINWN
➤ EEOC Pandemic Preparedness in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act - https://bit.ly/3hXM9HM

📑 Sources.

(1) COVID-19 Employer Flash Survey Results. Seyfarth Shaw - COVID-19 Employer Flash Survey Results, 17 Mar. 2020, www.seyfarth.com/news-insights/covid-19-employer-flash-survey-results.html.

(2) “National Survey A Majority of US Employees Want Remote Work Arrangement to Stay.” Get Abstract, 2020, pp. 1–7., doi:https://journal.getabstract.com/wp-co....

(3) Michael, R., & Smith, S. (2015). Building ergonomics into remote work policies. Risk Management, 62(9), 12-12,14.

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(0:00) Intro
(0:13) Remote Work Benefits
(0:34) Remote Work Growing in Popularity
(0:49) No Regulations on Remote Work
(0:58) Reasonable Accommodations
(1:33) Low Cost Options
(2:06) Increases in Remote Work
(2:51) Communication
(3:38) Supervising Remote Workers
(4:20) Creating a Trusting Work Environment
(5:05) Outro

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Video: Roman Slabach

Narrator: Michael Guhin

Special Guest: Lisa Henning

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