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Telecommuting advantages may just be a matter of clever management. Although some managers worry that telecommuters will abuse their privileges, telecommuting advantages often outweigh the drawbacks. The secret to successful telecommuting lies in management.<\/p>\n
Tips for managing telecommuters<\/strong> Related to telecommuting: Telecommuting advantages may just be a matter of clever management. Although some managers worry that telecommuters will abuse their privileges, telecommuting advantages often outweigh the drawbacks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[166],"tags":[156],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2562"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2562"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2562\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9917,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2562\/revisions\/9917"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u2022 Choose the right person. <\/strong>Not everyone works well in a home office. Make sure your telecommuter is self-motivated, responsible and diligent.
\n\u2022 Agree on a trial period.<\/strong> You can always back out if it isn\u2019t working.
\n\u2022 Work out a phone or email policy<\/strong>. Telecommuters may opt for non-standard schedules that fit their time zones, childcare duties or other activities. (semidotinfotech.com<\/a>) Make sure you agree on core hours, so that you and other employees can reach the telecommuter during guaranteed times.
\n\u2022 Find a way to manage work status.<\/strong> Determine how you\u2019ll track and review performance.<\/a> If you rely solely on email to keep employees in the loop, the deluge of messages may be too much to manage. Use regular phone calls or video conferences to monitor work status and goal<\/a> progression. Even a weekly email that covers work status can help you keep track of what an employee\u2019s doing.
\n\u2022 Focus on productivity.<\/strong> A telecommuter can often accomplish more in a short period than someone surrounded by office distractions. Moreover, you won\u2019t have many options for tracking their work hours anyway.
\n\u2022 Aim for occasional facetime.<\/strong> It helps with team building and even productivity.
\n\u2022 Pay for a separate phone line.<\/strong> If the telecommuter quits, you can make sure calls are rerouted to your office, not the employee\u2019s home.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Employee retention ideas<\/a>
\n\u2022 Recruitment strategies: try recruiting non-traditional employees<\/a>
\n\u2022 Turning around turnover<\/span>: how to keep the best employees<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"