Companies are increasingly giving their employees the option to work from home. There are several advantages to such an arrangement: there is no commute, you will have more time to spend with the family, and you can make your own schedule.
As HR manager, it is important to make sure everything is on the right track. That’s why we are giving you some tips to give to your employees who work from home. We will also show you how you can easily track their work times and locations.
1. Set up a home office
For employees who work from home a lot, it is important to have a work space. This could be in a different room, but it could also be in your own corner with a desk and a desk chair. In that case, you should be able to work in this room alone. This stimulates optimal concentration. Advise your employees to make sure they can retreat to their own space at home which feels like an office.
2. Set up a fixed schedule
‘Productivity’ and ‘planning’ are the key words for employee who work from home. It is tempting to do all kinds of chores around the house and procrastinate on your work. But this is not what working from home is all about. Let your employees set up a fixed working schedule, so that they have planned working hours. This also makes it easier for them to communicate to their families when they’re not supposed to be disturbed.
3. Working with a task list
A to do list of tasks that can be checked off often does wonders for productivity. That way you can keep organised and will stay motivated to finish everything. Advise your employees to make a to do list before their working day or week starts, so that they can be focused in their work.
Time your working hours: use the app!
As a HR manager, you need to carefully keep track of your employees’ working hours, whether they work from home or from the office. Leavedays.com offers two solutions for this. Of course, employees can easily indicate which days they will be working from home in the registration system. But the app also offers time registration: employees can use it to easily clock in and out at different locations, so that everyone can remain up to date about the ‘who’, the ‘what’ and the ‘where’ of working from home!
Would you like to know more about our user-friendly, cloud-based leave registration system and app? Feel free to contact us to discuss the possibilities.
