According to unofficial statistics the society of freelancers, remote workers and all those people, who make their living without visiting an office or any other working environment from Monday to Friday (8-18:00 o-clock) has grown significantly. Only for the last five years companies of all digital spheres have exceeded the number of their remote workers with about 70%. But it’s not society of IT freelancers the only core that makes working remotely and with freedom in mind when it comes to working scheduled so popular. It’s the fact that today, creativity has been more appreciated. The time, when employers valued your organizations skills more than the fact you can draw and sing, even if you are applying for the logistic department, has gone. More and more people earn their living from their hobbies. And it’s a great thing? But how did we get here anyway?Read more …
Up to now we have faced million times the topic how employees abuse with time tracking and how they “steal” working hours. Here we will see a different aspect of time tracking – what is the limit of employees’ monitoring. Of course, employee’s monitoring is helpful for keeping track on the employees’ activities and minimizing the chance of time theft. However, this monitoring should be limited to specific extend. Some conditions in the employees’ contracts make them wonder whether specific clause is acceptable or even legal.Read more …
Like in business, things in remote style of work are no longer what they used to be. Read more …