A survey concluded that remote work, better known as home office, does not negatively affect worker productivity. In this study, a comparative analysis was performed between before, during and after a long period of remote work.
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Ergonomics researchers at the Texas A&M University School of Public Health were the responsible for starting the research, even before the modality became mandatory during the coronavirus pandemic. Covid-19.
At the time, 265 employees of a company in the oil and gas segment were chosen. With headquarters located in the city of Houston, the company asked employees to work remotely due to the Hurricane Harvey alert.
In response, research has shown that employee and company flexibility should be improved. through remote work when weather events or other unforeseen events prevented employees from move.
“Almost all employees in the study were back at the same production level they were at before Hurricane Harvey. This is a big message right now for employers, because we're having national debates about whether employees whether or not they should be able to work remotely or a hybrid schedule,” commented Mark Benden, director of the Center for Ergonomics.
In addition to the completely remote option, most large companies are starting to roll out and develop policies linked to hybrid working. Microsoft, for example, reopened its campuses in mid-February, while Apple and Google developed hybrid work in April.
On the other hand, one of the few companies that has fully embraced remote work is Airbnb. The company communicated to its employees that they could work remotely forever, and there would be no no salary charges based on location for employees who moved to more accessible regions in the USA.
Ultimately, research should continue to seek information on how this remote work reacts to the ergonomic environment in employees' home offices. This discovery will help companies to directly address health issues such as depression and substance abuse.
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