Дистанционная работа это: Дистанционная работа: что это такое и как ее прописать в договоре, как принять, перевести или уволить дистанционного работника

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Для многих сотрудников удаленная работа — это мечта. Сидишь дома или на даче, или даже в другой стране и работаешь в свое удовольствие, сколько хочешь, когда хочешь… Так ли это?

Начнем с самого начала. Удаленка — это что?

Как утверждает Википедия, удалённая работа или работа на дому (также дистанционная работа, телеработа; подразумевается фриланс в случае отсутствия постоянного работодателя) — форма занятости, при которой работодатель и наёмный работник (или заказчик и исполнитель) находятся на значительном расстоянии друг от друга, передавая и получая техническое задание, результаты труда и оплату при помощи современных средств связи (изначально — факс, почтовые сообщения, в наши дни — преимущественно интернет).

В настоящее время Трудовой кодекс не содержит понятия «удаленная работа». Вместо этого законодатели предлагают использовать для работы с сотрудниками вне офиса положения ТК РФ о дистанционной и надомной работе.

Надомниками считаются лица, заключившие трудовой договор о выполнении работы на дому из материалов и с использованием инструментов и механизмов, выделяемых работодателем либо приобретаемых надомником за свой счет. Надомник может выполнять работу, обусловленную трудовым договором, с участием членов его семьи. При этом трудовые отношения между членами семьи надомника и работодателем не возникают (ст. 310 гл.49 ТК РФ).

Таким образом, работа на дому — это выполнение сотрудниками компании («надомники») своих обязанностей по месту жительства или в других помещениях по их выбору, но не в офисных или производственных помещениях работодателя. Такие разъяснения, например, были даны по делу N 33-1459-2011, кассационное определение Мурманского областного суда от 25 мая 2011 г.

Дистанционной работой является выполнение определенной трудовым договором трудовой функции вне места нахождения работодателя, его филиала, представительства, иного обособленного структурного подразделения (включая расположенные в другой местности), вне стационарного рабочего места, территории или объекта, прямо или косвенно находящихся под контролем работодателя, при условии использования для выполнения данной трудовой функции и для осуществления взаимодействия между работодателем и работником по вопросам, связанным с ее выполнением, информационно-телекоммуникационных сетей общего пользования, в том числе сети «Интернет» (ч. 1 ст. 312.1 гл. 49.1 Трудового Кодекса РФ).

Надомники по общему правилу — это производственники. Продукт их труда имеет вещественную форму. А удаленный сотрудник в результате своей работы такой формы может не иметь, работа не обязательно связана с производством.

Глава 49.1 ТК РФ действует давно, с 2013 года, она сложна в применении, поэтому не пользуется популярностью у работодателей.

По данным Росстата в 2019 году из 67,1 млн. занятых лишь 30 тысяч человек работали на основе трудового договора о выполнении работы на дому с использованием сети «Интернет» (дистанционная работа).

Пандемия коронавируса показала, что многие работодатели и их сотрудники не были готовы к быстрому реагированию на молниеносно изменяющиеся условия взаимодействия работников и работодателей. Успешно перевести сотрудников на «удаленку» удалось не всем компаниям. В частности, одним из препятствий перевода стало неурегулированные нормы трудового законодательства.

Работодатели действовали на свой страх и риск, уведомляя сотрудников о переводе по электронной почте, устно, пользуясь мессенджерами. Говорить о заключении соглашений с работниками и вовсе не приходилось. Многие сотрудники не были готовы к переходу на работу дома ни технически, ни психологически.

В конце апреля 2020 года Минтруд России выпустил рекомендательное письмо (№ 14-2/10/П-3710), в котором разделил виды занятости сотрудников на дистанционную, удаленную работу и работу на дому. При этом, для описания видов занятости про «надомников» и «дистанционщиков» чиновники ссылались на нормы Трудового кодекса, а вот при описании удаленной работы — нет.

Изменения ТК РФ в 2020 году

16 июня 2020 года в Государственную думу на рассмотрение был внесен законопроект № 973264-7 «О внесении изменений в Трудовой кодекс Российской Федерации в части регулирования дистанционной и удаленной работы».

Изменения коснутся главы 49.1. «Особенности регулирования труда дистанционных работников». Законодатели предлагают назвать ее «Особенности регулирования дистанционной и временной удаленной работы».

В законопроекте предлагают закрепить равенство понятий удаленная и дистанционная работа, добавить положения в ТК РФ о временной дистанционной (удаленной) занятости и усовершенствовать действующие положения статьи 49.1, исключив устаревшие нормы.

Законодатели предлагают установить три вида занятости: дистанционную (удалённую), временную дистанционную (удалённую) и комбинированную (работа в офисе или на производстве в сочетании с работой из дома или другого места).

В проекте федерального закона депутаты ГД также хотят скорректировать и нормы главы 49 «Особенности регулирования труда надомников», сделав их более прогрессивными в части регулирования надомного труда.

Госдума будет рассматривать этот законопроект уже скоро, в июле 2020 года.

Перевод сотрудников на «удаленку». Особенности оформления

Для перехода на «удаленку» нужно сначала решить несколько организационных задач.

В первую очередь, это график работы сотрудников. Затем нужно решить вопрос о коммуникациях. Выберите способы общения с сотрудниками, обмена информацией и обратной связи — корпоративная почта или мессенджеры. Переведите бухгалтерские программы в облачные сервисы. Вместе со специалистами в области ИТ продумайте защиту конфиденциальной информации и каналов связи. Все зафиксируйте в трудовых договорах или дополнительных соглашениях к ним.

Условия трудового договора прописаны в ст.57 Трудового кодекса РФ.

Внесите в договор информацию о местонахождении сотрудника, измените формулировку о месте работы. Обычно достаточно того, что местонахождение сотрудник определяет самостоятельно.

При переходе на дистанционный режим перечитайте еще раз и подкорректируйте при необходимости должностную инструкцию.

Во избежание конфликтных ситуаций, в трудовом договоре или дополнительном соглашении пропишите режим рабочего времени. В противном случае в действие вступит ст. 312.4 ТК РФ, в которой прямо указано, что дистанционный сотрудник устанавливает режим работы и отдыха по своему усмотрению.

Заметим, что в соответствии со ст. 57 ТК РФ обязательным условием трудового договора является указание об условиях труда на рабочем месте. Вы не сможете прописать условия труда дистанционного сотрудника, но это не страшно, так как оценка условий труда для таких сотрудников не проводится.

Немаловажным является условие о документообороте. Способ обмена документами так же надо закрепить в трудовом договоре. При взаимодействии с дистанционным сотрудником возможен обмен документами с использованием электронной почты, средств сети Интернет или на бумаге.

Если сотрудник получает от компании оборудование в пользование, это условие так же необходимо прописать в трудовом договоре.

Условия расторжения трудового договора очень важны. Во избежание конфликтных ситуаций, пропишите — в каких случаях дистанционный сотрудник может быть уволен.

Трудовой договор может содержать и иные условия. Например, если сотрудник использует личное оборудование и средства связи и тратит собственные денежные средства для этой цели, то ему положена компенсация.

Влияние удаленной работы на трудовой стаж. Есть ли разница?

Удаленно вы работаете или нет, соблюдайте основное правило — официальное трудоустройство.

Трудоустройство дистанционного сотрудника происходит по общим правилам согласно нормам ст. 68 ТК РФ, с учетом нормы ст.49.1.

Полагаю, что опасения некоторых сотрудников вызваны тем, что согласно ст. 312.2 ТК РФ, сведения о дистанционной работе могут не вноситься в трудовую книжку, а при заключении трудового договора впервые трудовая книжка дистанционному работнику может не оформляться.

Запомним, основной документ для подтверждения трудового стажа сотрудника, работающего дистанционно — это трудовой договор. Если запись в трудовую книжку не вносится, то в условиях договора должно быть об этом написано (ч.6 ст.312.2).

Особенности оплаты труда при дистанционной работе

Порядок оплаты труда регулируется общими нормами ТК РФ (ст.133-158). Удаленные сотрудники имеют точно такие же права, как и сотрудники, постоянно работающие в офисе. Право на ежегодный оплачиваемый отпуск, пособие по временной нетрудоспособности, учебный и дополнительный отпуск, а так же премиальные и другие поощрения, указанные в локальных документах работодателя сохраняются и за сотрудниками на «удаленке». Вся информация об условиях оплаты труда вносится в трудовой договор с таким сотрудником.

Выгодна ли удаленка для сотрудников

Сегодня многим пришлось научиться работать в удаленном режиме. Кто-то смог быстро перестроиться и продолжить работать в том же режиме, что и раньше, а кому-то такая работа просто не подходит.

Кстати, для сотрудников экономическая выгода, на мой взгляд, очевидна. Почти все мои знакомые сказали, что достаточно серьезно сэкономили на транспортных расходах, да и на одежду и обувь стали тратить меньше. На питании, особенно если заказывали еду в офис или выходили в обеденный перерыв в кафе, то же удалось сэкономить и немало.

Для работодателя существенная экономия связана с тем, что сокращается объем арендуемых под офис помещений и число оборудованных рабочих мест для сотрудников. Появляется возможность не проводить специальную оценку рабочих мест, так как это не требуется для надомников и при дистанционной работе. Многие компании расширяют зону поиска сотрудников. Можно найти квалифицированного сотрудника в регионе и расходы на такого специалиста будут меньше. Для московских компаний, которые ведут бизнес в регионах, возникает экономия на командировках и транспортных расходах.

Помимо экономии денежной, сотрудники порадовались экономии времени на дороге до работы и обратно, возможность высыпаться и постоянно быть рядом с близкими. Некоторым удается даже путешествовать в такой ситуации, так как нет обязанности постоянно посещать рабочее место. Коллеги отмечают возможность быстро решить бытовые проблемы — работа в офисе часто не позволяла этого сделать.

Но минусы, конечно, тоже присутствуют. По данным ВЦИОМ 30% респондентов отметили отсутствие прямого контакта с людьми. Видео-конференции не заменят живого общения. Только при личных контактах повышается уровень доверия в коммуникациях, налаживаются прочные деловые связи.

Многие сотрудники, перешедшие на «удаленку», жалуются, что их график превратился из 5/2 в 24/7. Работодатель может написать в чат или позвонить сотруднику в любое время не только в рабочие дни, но и в выходные. Я вижу только один способ решить эту проблему — надо договориться с работодателем о режиме работы и внести эти условия в трудовой договор. Новый законопроект, который я упоминала раньше, как раз обеспечивает для удаленного сотрудника право быть в офлайн.

Будущее за удаленной работой?

Эксперты сходятся во мнении, что удаленная работа станет для нас такой же привычной, как и ежедневный поход на работу в офис. Уже сейчас этот режим труда вносит свои коррективы в нашу повседневную деловую жизнь.

Все больше сообщений в СМИ, что крупные компании оставляют часть своего персонала на «удаленке». Иногда эти цифры доходят до 70%!

На мой взгляд, это модель будущего онлайн-офиса. У этой модели больше плюсов, чем минусов, поэтому с учетом доработок на законодательном уровне, удаленной работе в широком смысле быть. А какой режим работы выбирать сейчас — решать вам.

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Let’s have cake in the breakroom!).The bad news is you’ll likely have to deal with other kinds of interruptions and distractions, whether it’s the UPS delivery person needing your signature or in-laws dropping by unannounced. 90005 90002 It’s especially hard if you have very young kids, who do not understand that they can see you but you’re not available to play. Repeatedly saying, «no, I do not have time now» is painful. Brian Cooksey, an engineering manager at Zapier, adds that «finding a good place to take conference calls so that family does not interrupt and so that I do not wake a napping baby» can also be an issue.90005 90002 This video perfectly explains the challenge of working from home with kids: 90005 90094 90095 90022 How to deal with interruptions at home 90023 90002 There’s no way to avoid 90003 all 90004 interruptions from your family, pets, delivery people, and neighbors. And sometimes they should interrupt you-like if your dog really needs to be let outside or your kid just got hurt. It’s important to be clear, though, about the kinds of interruptions that are okay and which ones can wait.Additionally: 90005 90026 90027 90028 Set up a kind of signal that lets others know when you’re in focus mode. 90029 Maybe it’s a do not disturb sign on your door or when you put on your headphones. (Or maybe you have to actually lock the door and pretend you’re not home.) 90030 90027 90028 Explain 90003 why 90004 it’s important for you to avoid interruptions 90029 -that they break your concentration and make your work ten times harder. 90030 90027 90028 For young kids, getting childcare is a must 90029, unless you plan on working only when they’re asleep.90030 90027 90028 Train your kids and significant other to be self-sufficient and occupy themselves. 90029 It’s frustrating to be interrupted because you’re the only person who knows where the scotch tape is. 90030 90027 90028 Keep consistent work hours 90029. Simply do not answer calls during work and perhaps even invent meetings if you have to. 90030 90027 90028 Escape. 90029 If all else fails, try working out of a co-working space, the library, or a coffee shop. 90030 90049 90010 Loneliness and lack of human interaction 90011 90002 «To a certain extent, your co-workers are your social circle.Sometimes it is hard to explain to others that all your friends are online. «90133 — Cody Jones 90134 90005 90002 If you 90003 do not 90004 have family members home with you when you’re working, you might have the opposite problem: isolation . Even with internet access and tools like Slack, you might still develop «cabin fever» from being in the same place for too long all by yourself. «It is too easy to get the habit of working from home all day,» says CEO of ad tech firm MonetizeMore, Kean Graham, «and then remain in your home for the remainder of that day and sometimes for subsequent days.»90005 90002 Perhaps remote work jobs should come with a 90003 Warning: you might become a hermit 90004 label. «Finding the courage to go out into an unforgiving world and talk to potentially scary human beings» can become a new challenge, editor Michael Crider says. 90005 90002 People who work in shared offices experience impromptu «watercooler» moments of interaction and maybe even share meals together or after-work drinks. Remote workers? We often work asynchronously with our teammates and perhaps have only our houseplants to talk to.90005 90002 90003 Side note: 90004 It’s not that bad. Usually. Well, read this New Yorker spoof on someone who works from home calling 911. 90053 90005 90022 How to not feel isolated when working from home 90023 90002 This one’s going to take effort, especially if one of the reasons you enjoy working remotely is to get away from being around too many people. It’s about striking a balance. 90005 90026 90027 90028 Include social breaks in your schedule, 90029 if you can, by working a few hours then spending an hour or two doing something social outside of your home, such as lunch with friends, then going back to work, Kean advises.Just going out and grabbing a snack while chatting with the counter person can be rejuvenating. 90030 90027 90028 Try working at co-working spaces or coffee shops 90029 so you’ll at least feel like you’re still a part of society. You might just find, as Conrado Lamas has, that you’ll make friends with the people who work at and from the coffee shop. Think of it as your second office. 90030 90027 90028 Be more intentional about joining local groups or organizations. 90029 Find a Meetup, attend networking conferences, or take some classes at your town’s recreation center.90030 90049 90010 Communication Issues and Being Out of the Loop 90011 90002 In their book, 90003 REMOTE: Office Not Required, 90004 Basecamp founders Jason Fried and David Heinemeier explain why communication is paramount for a remote team-and why it’s such a challenge: 90005 90175 90002 When the bulk of your communication happens via email and the like, it does not take much for bad blood to develop unless everyone is making their best effort to the contrary. Small misunderstandings that could have been nipped in the bud with the wink of an eye or a certain tone of voice can quickly snowball into drama.90005 90178 90002 Programmer Bryan Rehbein adds: «As somewhat of an introvert, it can be hard to communicate enough with your colleagues. Remote work needs extra communication.» 90005 90002 The communication issue is compounded if some of your team works in an office but you do not. You miss all the overheard discussions and cubicle wall meetings, says Peter Smith. You might feel paranoid that others are having meetings and making decisions without you-and you’d probably be right. Unless the company has built a culture of inclusion for remote workers, you might be out of sight and out of mind.90005 90002 The only real solution is to 90028 communicate as much as possible-clarifying anything that could be a misunderstanding-and to be proactive in speaking up. 90029 90005 90022 Time zone differences 90023 90002 Related to being or feeling out of the loop: those terrible time zones. You might be waking up just when your teammate is going to bed. That means you can not always rely on your fellow team member to be available to answer a pressing question or solve any other immediate need.90005 90002 The solution? Fried and Heinemeier recommend teams have a four-hour overlap: 90005 90175 90002 Working remotely, if it is to be successful, usually requires 90003 some 90004 overlap with the hours your coworkers are putting in … we’ve found that we need a good four hours of overlap to avoid collaboration delays and feel like a team. 90005 90002 That’s not a problem if you’re in Los Angeles working with someone in New York, but it’s more of a challenge if, say, you’re in Chicago working with someone in Copenhagen.There was no easy way around it; we just had to compromise. We did it with Copenhagen working from 11am to 7pm (local time) and Chicago working from 8am to 5 pm-just enough for the key four hours of intersection. 90005 90178 90002 90028 Remote workers need to be flexible when working with others in different time zones. 90029 As my teammate Matthew said: «You have to think a bit more about when to send messages to others-and learn not to watch your phone for notifications when you do not plan to work.That’s a good part as well, though; you can move your work around when needed, and you can hand off work to others who can finish it up during their day and get it back to you. «90005 90002 90028 Related: 90029 How to collaborate across time zones 90053 90005 90010 Technology hiccups 90011 90002 Nothing makes a remote worker shake in fear as much as an internet outage. Or, perhaps, when your computer breaks. Both are your problems to solve. 90005 90002 Attorney Elizabeth Potts Weinstein says that she and her husband have worked remotely for years and «by far the biggest challenge is being able to rely on a stable and fast internet connection.We do our research ahead of time, but that does not mean that the speed and stability is guaranteed, particularly in developing countries. «90005 90002 Many public Wi-Fi hotspots can also be spotty. And even with a decent internet connection, video conferencing apps are not always reliable, so virtual meetings can be an exercise in frustration. 90005 90002 For peace of mind-and to avoid delays in your work- 90028 have a backup plan. 90029 A mobile hotspot device like a MiFi or a cell phone plan that allows tethering can save you when your internet goes out.A backup computer-or maybe even a tablet-can get you through the day until you can get your computer fixed. 90005 90002 90028 Pro Tip: 90029 Know what to do if the Wi-Fi login page does not open. 90053 90005 90010 Bad health habits 90011 90002 Knowledge work tends to be sedentary work-no matter where your office is. However, when you’re at home, it’s easier to slip into bad habits. 90005 90002 For one thing, there’s the fridge. As Cody says, «with the refrigerator only 14 steps from my home office and my bedroom a mere 22, the freshman 15 is a real phenomenon when converting from an office job.»90005 90002 Or, like me, you might have the opposite problem: without common lunch breaks, I forget to eat. 90005 90002 Exercise might also fall by the wayside when you’re overworking, and you might forget to go outside enough. (Fellow remote workers: are you getting enough vitamin D?) 90005 90002 There’s no magic pill for this one either. You just have to 90028 be more mindful when working from home about your health habits 90029. You can set reminders for yourself in your calendar or to-do app to eat a salad or do some yoga.90005 90002 90028 Related: 90029 Productivity and ergonomics: the best way to organize your desk. 90053 90005 90246 90002 Despite the challenges above, remote work 90003 is 90004 very rewarding-as long as you know what you’re getting into and can handle these common issues. If you persevere, you’ll enjoy flexibility, autonomy, the chance to work in your best environment, higher productivity-and perhaps also more time for a life outside of work as well. 90005 90002 Read more about remote work in our guide to remote work.90053 90005 90002 Title photo by Daveybot via Flickr 90053 90005 .90000 Remote Work: The Ultimate Guide for Working Remotely 90001 90002 For a while, we’ve been hearing that remote work and therefore remote jobs are the trend of the future. However, in 2020 there are enough people working across different offices, satellite hubs, coworking spaces, cafes, home offices, and backyard sheds on a given day that it’s clear: «remote work» describes the way so many of us are already working every day. 90003 90002 Even if you’re physically located in the same office, you may send your coworker an instant message instead of walking over to their desk.Update a project’s status in a spreadsheet. Give feedback in a comment. Put your ideas on a virtual sticky note. You’re practicing «remote collaboration.» 90003 90002 Despite this growing trend, many still view being part of a successful remote or distribute teams as having a Herculean challenge. At Miro, we disagree. We believe employees do not need to be in the same location to produce their best work together, and we live our truth every day with our own internationally distributed teams. Like it or not, virtual work is here to stay-which is why we’re sharing our secret sauce so you can help your remote teams thrive, just like ours.90003 90002 Miro’s team is spread across timezones. 90003 90010 Who this remote guide guide is for 90011 90002 Our guides are rooted in years of building a distributed team of 250+ people ourselves (Miro has five office hubs across several time zones), and expertise from leading companies like HubSpot, Upwork, Pivotal , Automattic, AngelList, and Intercom. 90003 90002 We hope that anyone looking to improve remote work processes and culture could pick up some new ideas here. For managers, we’ve collected a ton of best practices for creating a high-performing team that’s able to turn the challenges of distributed collaboration into a competitive advantage.For teams who are new to telecommuting or working from home, we’ve also got our most popular tips and tricks for adapting to the remote life. 90003 90002 Now, let’s start with the basics … 90003 90010 What is remote work? 90011 90002 Remote work, also know as telecommuting, telework, or working from home, is any work environment where employees do not need to work in the same office. Remote work refers to work that’s being done by individuals who are not in the same physical place, but still work effectively and productively on the same projects.Sometimes that means they’re spread out across different locations or in different time zones. 90003 90002 It can also mean that employees work in different offices than their colleagues or clients-or that they work from home. No matter how you slice it, remote work typically means teams need to leverage communication tools like messengers, videoconferencing, phones, visual collaboration tools, and task trackers to get things done. 90003 90010 3 types of remote teams 90011 90002 There are several popular structures for remote teams.Let’s take a look at each one of them: 90003 90028 1. Fully remote teams 90029 90002 When a company does not have any central offices and everyone works from home, on the road, or from office spaces, you have a fully remote team . While this setup can have challenges, it also has its perks. Namely, being «remote first» means you can create processes and technologies that facilitate the needs of remote employees from day one. 90003 90002 There are many successful fully remote companies that are considered leaders in their industries, like InVision, Buffer, Automattic, GitLab, and Zapier (to name a few).90003 90034 90002 90036 «After 14 years as a fully remote company, we’re convinced a distributed environment is not just good for our employees. It’s also one of the key reasons we’ve been so successful as a company. » 90037 90003 90002 -Adam Schwartz, founder and CEO of Articulate (fully remote) 90003 90041 90028 2. Distributed office hubs 90029 90002 When a company decides to set up small offices in different cities from its headquarters, its workforce becomes «distributed.» As a workplace becomes geographically divided, executive leadership must decide who works in each localized team and define their role relative to the central office.90003 90002 This is where careful consideration of organizational structure comes in. The goal is to create a symbiotic relationship in which both localized and centralized teams feel like expectations around roles, responsibilities, and the direction of communication flow are clear. The leadership can define how different offices relate to each other. 90003 90028 Here are the three most common setups for distributed teams: 90029 90002 Setups for distributed companies / Image credit: Sayantan (Tan) Mukhopadhyay, Product Manager at Pinterest 90003 90052 90053 90002 90055 1.Satellite office 90056: This model is the easiest to operate, as there’s a unidirectional line of delegation from headquarters to remote teams with specific projects by teams. 90003 90002 90055 2. Local ownership 90056: This requires strong local leadership with talent-dependent teams. Each localized team owns a special project, while HQ serves to oversee the holistic vision. 90003 90002 90055 3. True partnership 90056: This is the most difficult to execute as it relies on mature teams, typically within R & D.Sub-teams at HQ and local teams work on overlapping projects. 90003 90066 90067 90028 3. Flexible remote teams 90029 90002 There’s a third hybrid approach where employees are not fully remote or working from distributed hubs — but they’re also not all in the same location all the time. 90003 90002 Some companies allow their employees to work from home a few days a week, others hire people specifically focused on working from a single office, as well as those who want to work remotely long-term.Regardless, these teams often find themselves using the same collaboration tools as fully remote companies — because at least one teammate is in a different location at least part of the time. 90003 90010 5 reasons why remote work is the future of employment 90011 90002 According to a 2017 Deloitte survey of more than 10,000 business and HR leaders from 140 countries, the organization of the future is a «network of teams.» Teams are becoming much more dynamic, and work is more distributed. 90003 90002 Aside from a general trend towards dispersed teamwork, more employers are recognizing the benefits of expanding their hiring beyond a single location, and instead, recruiters have a wider talent pool to choose from.90003 90002 Here are some of main reasons companies are hiring remote: 90003 90028 1. Remote work reduces costs 90029 90002 One of the biggest benefits of remote work is reducing costs. According to the PGi 2019 report, organizations save on average $ 10,000 per year for real estate savings per one full-time employee. The company saves money on the office upkeep, electricity, and everything you need to keep an office running smoothly. What’s more, is that employees save money too. It’s estimated that employees save $ 4,000 a year according to this study by Flexjobs.90003 90002 One of the bigger expenses is a yearly offsite meet-up. A lot of remote teams usually have an offsite for the whole team once a year, but the cost per person is usually much lower. 90003 90028 2. Ability to hiring top talent 90029 90002 Wherever you’re located, it can be hard to hire top talent with a vast number of job postings for human resources to compete with. If you are building a company based in Silicon Valley or another bustling area, the competition for the best professionals might be too high.Or if you live in a smaller city, it can be hard to persuade your prospects to move there and change their lifestyle for a new job. 90003 90002 So building a remote team gives you a lot of flexibility as a business owner to hire top talent from all over the world. Increasingly, people expect flexible remote work policies when they are looking for a new job. Over 70% of employees report that the ability to telecommute will be extremely important in choosing their next job. 90003 90028 3. Higher employee retention with remote jobs 90029 90002 If remote work had an NPS, it would be sky-high — according to Miro’s survey of the remote workforce, 91% think that remote work is a good fit for them.As the trend has grown, people generally report the benefits of flexible schedules, work / life balance, and productivity improvements. 90003 90002 And being able to work remotely definitely influences people’s loyalty to their employer. Gartner estimates that organizations that support a «choose-your-own-work-style» culture can boost employee retention rates by more than 10%. 90003 90034 90002 90036 «Remote teams almost have an unfair advantage in hiring. I regularly talk to San Francisco teams that lose candidates because other companies offer an opportunity to work from wherever they want.This has become more and more common. » 90037 90003 90002 Andreas Klinger, Head of Remote at AngelList 90003 90041 90002 Job seekers opt for remote positions that offer better work and a lifestyle that suits them. Remote work employees have the autonomy to design their work-life to fit their schedule and make it possible to enjoy remote working from wherever they need to be. 90003 90028 4. Greater diversity leads to better products 90029 90002 Hiring top talent from different cities, countries, and backgrounds can also help you create a diverse team and give you a competitive advantage.90003 90002 According to a McKinsey report on more than 300 public companies, organizations that are in the top quartile for ethnic and racial diversity in management were 35% more likely to have financial returns above their industry mean, and those in the top quartile for gender diversity were 15% more likely to have returns above the industry mean. 90003 90028 5. Fewer employees commuting is more sustainable 90029 90002 Ecological sustainability is another important long-term benefit of remote work.According to Global Workforce Analytics data, if people who had remote work-compatible jobs worked remotely half of the time, it would lead to the following savings: 90003 90052 90053 90002 $ 20 million in gas 90003 90066 90053 90002 54 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions (equivalent to taking almost 10 million cars off the road for a year) 90003 90066 90053 90002 640 million barrels of oil (worth $ 64 billion) 90003 90066 90053 90002 119 billion miles of highway driving 90003 90066 90067 90002 Being conscious of your business’s impact on the planet is a big accomplishment in itself, but it’s also a strategy that can help you attract more customers.According to Nielsen, «55% of global online consumers across 60 countries say they are willing to pay more for products and services provided by companies that are committed to positive social and environmental impact.» 90003 90010 How technology enables companies to go remote 90011 90002 As we mentioned, remote work can not be possible without the technology that enables it. Things like broadband internet and cloud computing phone plans make remote work possible. Modern teams usually use some combination of messengers, email, video conferencing, cloud documents, and project management software.90003 90002 There are also thousands of tools that are created for teams with different specializations: from apps that allow UX designers to create wireframes to roadmapping tools for product managers, trackers that are specifically created for engineers, and lots more. 90003 90002 As an example, at Miro we use our own product to replace the work experience of being gathered around an in-person whiteboard, when we’re working from different locations. 90003 90002 Read more about our recommended tools for remote work.90003 90010 Remote work myths-busted! 90011 90002 In the past, we used to view remote work as a challenge that we have to overcome. But if done right, a remote environment can rocket your team to success. It’s true that some teams never manage to thrive in this environment, and that’s how myths get started. Here are some common remote-work myths you might have heard-but that we’ve busted via data and our own experiences. 90003 90028 Myth # 1: Remote workers are lonely and unhappy 90029 90002 There are certain clichés that may come to mind when you think about remote work: a consultant in a dark room, or an engineer who never leaves the house or sees another human being , except maybe the pizza delivery person.90003 90002 In reality, the everyday life of a remote worker rarely feels isolated. Working remotely does not mean just working from home and avoiding all social interactions. The popularity of remote teams created a market for coworking spaces, while libraries, coffee shops, and restaurants have added charging stations and «quiet» areas, ideal for remote workers who want to get out of the house. It means that a lot of people have access to their local communities, build horizontal connections, and bond with other remote workers in their area.90003 90002 Additionally, a lot of people choose remote work because they believe that it makes their quality of life better and allows them to feel like a better parent, friend, or partner. According to FlexJobs, the top four reported reasons people seek flexible work are work-life balance (75%), family (45%), time savings (42%), and reducing commute stress (41%). People feel happier and more productive when they have control over their schedules and their lives. 90003 90002 Work-life balance and family top the list of reasons people work from home.90003 90028 Myth # 2: Quality of communication diminishes through remote work 90029 90002 Another popular myth often associated with remote work life is that it leads to bad communication. Some people believe that to be successful, teams need a lot of facetime together and they can not move as fast in a remote environment. 90003 90002 It’s true that managing timezones can be difficult and some projects really call for face-to-face collaboration. A lot of successful remote companies still fly their teams to a shared location to kick off high-priority projects and host team off-sites.However, working from the same location or even the same timezone is not necessary at all. 90003 90002 Contemporary tools like messengers, task trackers, cloud documentation, video conferencing, collaboration software, etc. allow you to create collaboration hubs that keep track of all your team’s projects and interactions. 90003 90002 Wipro Digital uses Miro to coordinate projects remotely. 90003 90002 Moreover, we’ve seen that the timezone difference encourages each teammate to be more autonomous and also intentional in the way we communicate.Ultimately, people who master these two skills make up teams that are stronger and have a competitive advantage over those where people need a lot of FaceTime to make any decision. 90003 90028 Myth # 3: Remote meetings are ineffective 90029 90002 The myth that online meetings are ineffective can be challenged by examining two big benefits of hosting remote meetings: 90003 90002 More prep work leads to greater efficiency. Remote meetings often require more planning in advance. Inviting the right people, creating an agenda, and asking people to do homework gives attendees the opportunity to be well-prepared and action-oriented during the meeting.90003 90002 Remote meetings create a sense of urgency. You do not want to waste anyone’s time if your teammate is eleven hours away and calling you late at night or early in the morning, so coming up with a clear plan and a list of action items after each meeting is a must. 90003 90028 Myth # 4: Productivity decreases when working from home 90029 90002 Some people see those who work from home as slackers who never take off their pajamas. It’s hard to find data about remote workers ‘fashion choices, but we certainly know that 65% of people feel more productive in a «work from home» environment.90003 90002 A lot of companies prefer an open office layout, but the majority of people report that they feel distracted and stressed in this type of environment. Other stats about open offices are also pretty bleak: 31% of people have «held back their true thoughts and opinions while on calls in the office because they do not want coworkers to hear and judge them,» and 16% of people feel their «overall quality of health has declined» in open-plan offices. 90003 90002 So being able to work from home often helps focus as well as communication-people feel empowered to speak what they think and can create a bond with their coworkers.90003 90028 Myth # 5: Team culture is nonexistent when working remotely 90029 90002 A company’s culture is made up of the values, beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors shared by a team. It’s how people work together towards a common goal, and often it’s the framework or guidepost an employee uses to make decisions independently. 90003 90002 Team culture is defined, not diminished, through remote collaboration. It’s true that building a remote team culture requires rethinking all the conventions that collocated teams use, from recruiting and onboarding to employee performance and career progressions to collaboration and project management.However, if communicated well, team culture can be really strong in remote teams. Shared values ​​allow people to act independently, yet feel like they belong to a bigger group that is united by the same goal. 90003 90002 90055 Here are some of the best practices that helped us create remote team culture at Miro: 90056 90003 90202 90053 90002 90055 Create a space to outline your goals and values ​​as a team. 90056 Collaborate with your colleagues to come up with your mission, vision, and core values ​​and outline it in a shared document or on a virtual whiteboard, so everyone can revisit it and make sure their personal goals and OKRs are aligned with it.Set quarterly or monthly check-ins to track performance based on those values. 90003 90066 90053 90002 90055 Walk the walk. 90056 When it comes to a healthy flexible working arrangement, managers can lead by example. When leaders are taking advantage of remote work and flex work options, it makes it a lot easier for their employees to follow in their footsteps. 90003 90066 90053 90002 90055 Be thoughtful. 90056 If it’s morning or dinner time, ask if you can have a meeting at that time.Get familiar with your remote team members ‘work environment: if they are working from a different hub, book the best possible meeting room (s) for people in the remote office, know the site leads / administrative stuff to learn, understand the café hours , etc. 90003 90066 90053 90002 90055 Make time for chitchat. 90056 Take a few moments at the beginning of each meeting to focus on personal stuff, like your kid’s baseball game or a team member’s upcoming vacation. Talking about what you did over the weekend is not «fluffy stuff.»In fact, it’s crucial for building relationships and strengthening team collaboration. 90003 90066 90053 90002 90055 Consciously re-create the best of in-office culture. 90056 Do not forget the little things. Host a virtual happy hour or a breakfast session where people from the same field (for example, product development) can discuss their challenges. Send people a card for their birthday or other special occasions. Order coffee or food for remote employees who are in meetings to help them feel included.90003 90066 90233 90002 Read about how we build team culture remotely. 90003 90028 More tips to manage your remote teams 90029 90002 It’s true that remote work is the wave of the future, especially with jobs that can be completed digitally. We’ve gone through the different remote works structures, common remote work trends and myths. Now, browse more articles in our guide to get tips on managing your remote team. 90003.90000 How to Set Up Remote Work During the Coronavirus. Must-Have Solutions If Your Team Is Working Remotely 90001 90002 Telling your employees to work from home is a forced yet necessary measure during global pandemic. Many conscious executives understand that if even one office employee gets infected, it can paralyze the entire company for a long time. 90003 90002 But even that is nothing compared to the risk to people’s lives and their health, especially for those who’re over 45.90003 90002 We know a lot about transitioning employees to home office mode firsthand, seeing how we’ve been helping companies organize monitoring of remote employees for five years now. 90003 90002 Furthermore, over the past two weeks we had around a thousand organizations from all over the world approach us after they were faced with such challenges in relation to the events happening all around the world. 90003 90002 This article is our way to share our knowledge about transitioning employees to remote work and give some practical advice on how to make this process as painless as possible for your business.90003 90002 90013 90014 Note: 90015 In this article, we will be discussing the employees who work at the computer. 90016 90003 90018 How to organize the process of transitioning employees to remote work? 90019 90002 There are three main options for that: 90003 90022 90023 90014 Employees work on their own computers. 90015 It’s convenient if they do not need any specific software or if the software is located in the cloud. For example, sales manager only needs to have access to a couple of cloud bases, accountant — to 1С server; 90026 90023 90014 You give employees work computers.90015 This is a good option if they need specific software for work or if the worker does not have a computer at home. This approach is most convenient if your employees work on laptops, but over extended period of time (and, as you know, the quarantine can drag on) it’s not a problem to move even a stationary computer as well; 90026 90023 90014 You organize remote access to RDP via VPN. 90015 It’s a good intermediate option. Does your designer need access to corporate file storage and a computer with enough power? Run a remote desktop on their workstation and let them use it.90026 90035 90002 Keep in mind that if you provide employees with remote access to work servers or stations, you need to take care of corporate data security. This is especially true if you work with personal data that’s protected by law. Secure connection channels, filters by IP and MAC addresses, two-level authorization — by taking care of information security in the beginning, you insure yourself against many problems in the future. 90003 90002 Also pay attention to ensuring that the employee at home has quality broadband and high-speed Internet.If their Internet connection at home is not enough to complete tasks, you can suggest that employees connect a second provider with sufficient speed characteristics for the duration of their work. And it should be done at the expense of the organization, of course. 90003 90018 How to monitor remote employees? 90019 90002 Numerous studies suggest that employees work even more efficiently from home than they do in the office. For example, the Gallop study reports that when an employee gets switched to remote work, their performance increases by 20%.90003 90002 We have no reason to doubt such credible publication, but that study was focused only on the employees who transferred to remote work deliberately and willingly, knowing exactly what they will need and being sure they’ll find the strength for self-organization. 90003 90002 However, there is no research on the productivity of the employees who had to change their usual work routines and work from home because they were told to do so (for example, in the context of a global pandemic).In our experience, productivity of such workers will be significantly lower. 90003 90002 An employee who’s used to working in the office associates his home primarily with rest, so even the most motivated employees, while working from home, can start slacking and their productivity will inevitably get lower. Therefore, you should be prepared that transition to home office in your company will create an increased workload on management. 90003 90002 If your staff works on computers provided by the company — or through remote access to your own workstation — you have every right to download employee monitoring software Kickidler on these machines.Wherever a company-owned computer is, it remains the property of the company, and it’s meant to be used strictly for work. And you, of course, have the right to monitor how your equipment is being used. 90003 90002 As for the case when an employee works on a home computer, we recommend that the staff be offered the following framework: 90003 90022 90023 A person creates new user account that’s used exclusively for work; 90026 90023 They install all the programs they need and Kickidler module that tracks work activity — which is meant to be the same as on the office computer; 90026 90023 Employees work under work accounts and use personal accounts for private matters.90026 90035 90002 In this case, our program will monitor only the actions during the employee’s work hours without interacting with their personal data. That way, there’s no violation of privacy. 90003 90018 How to organize work with remote employees, and what should the manager be able to do? 90019 90002 Earlier we’ve discussed the technical side of transitioning to remote work, but what about the organization of the workflow itself? According to statistics, during the process of switching to remote work, workload on management almost doubles.We believe the most important thing here is to follow these three key tips: 90003 90068 Tip 1. Individual approach is the foundation of everything 90069 90002 While in the office, the person automatically adjusts to its rhythm, but at home they live the way they want to. Some people are more comfortable working precisely from 10 am to 6 pm, others prefer to approach work in several sittings a couple of hours each, still others become productive only around 8 pm. We are all different, and hence the main rule of remote work is as follows: 90003 90072 90002 If an employee’s habits do not interfere with work, do not ask them to change these habits 90003 90075 90002 Of course, sales manager should work according to a normal schedule, from morning to evening — the way most companies work.But programmers, accountants, engineers are not obliged to adhere to such schedule if the specifics of their work do not require it. Schedule a couple of staff meetings when it’s convenient for everyone — in most cases that’s enough to control your team remotely — and after that monitor not the amount of time a person spends working, but the results they achieve. 90003 90068 Tip 2. Create an atmosphere of trust and engagement 90069 90002 By offering employees an option to work remotely, you automatically give them certain benefits.More flexible schedule, more comfortable working conditions, less control — all these factors will work only if your subordinates are actually interested in carrying out their duties. 90003 90002 By experiencing a bit more freedom, a person quickly gets used to controlling their own schedule, but at the same time they begin to react more strongly to the acts of despotism. Unjustified (emphasis on that word) changes in work conditions, constant emergencies, tasks that have to be done right at the moment — all these things seriously strike at the motivation of remote employees, and with that their efficiency decreases as well.90003 90002 Try to perceive the remote worker not so much as a subordinate, but as a contractor or a partner. Explain to them the task and outline their KPI and then show them that you trust their ability to solve business problems. Yet … 90003 90068 Tip 3. Trust but verify 90069 90002 Motivation and trust — these things are obviously important, but you still need to track the amount of time your remote employees spend working. That will help you see at least who’s handling their tasks well.Here’s a simple example. Let’s say you have a programmer, James Brown, who handles his job well. He pushes the code on time, does not miss deadlines, and at a glance it seems that everything’s fine … Except James spends 12-13 hours daily on work tasks instead of scheduled 6-8 hours. At this rate, your employee will burn out in a month or two, and you’ll have to look for replacement — and that brings unnecessary hassle and unplanned expenses. 90003 90002 The problem with remote employees is that you do not see exactly how they work.In the office, the team leader would notice that James does not finish his tasks on time, and he would realize that this employee needs to be transferred to another task that matches his skills more. Yet when it comes to remote interaction … Well, trust us, you can notice such things remotely as well! 90003 90002 To do that, use time managers that help calculate the number of hours spent on a task. We have an instrument like that. It’s called Autokick, and it’s part of Kickidler’s functionality.This module tracks activity at the computer and automatically generates reports, helping you stay on top of everything. It’s definitely useful for both the manager and the employee. 90003 90018 What problems do employers of remote workers face and how to solve them? 90019 90002 So we’ve shared with you the ways you can organize remote work in your company, and now let’s talk about the problems you are likely to face. There are only three main ones: 90003 90068 Problem 1. Declining productivity 90069 90002 Previously we’ve talked about what advantages an employee gets from remote work.Individual schedule, comfortable work conditions — it’s all great, but … Unfortunately, practice shows that many people in an environment of independence quickly let their discipline slip. Not everyone is used to self-control. If a person worked all his life in the office, where they were under somebody else’s supervision and surrounded by colleagues, at home they will automatically be less productive. 90003 90002 There’s only one solution — do not weaken oversight. Your employees should know that work is work — no matter where they are, at home or in the corporate office.Monitor the KPI of each employee, try to figure out the reasons for any delays or errors as soon as possible and always keep the upper hand. Did you notice in Kickidler that manager’s lunch got extended over several hours? Call them; ask them what happened and why they are not doing their job. A couple of such calls, and the person will do better. 90003 90002 After transferring your office to remote work, control should become tighter than it was in the office — at least in the beginning. That’s why we recommend you use time management modules.If your people know that you’re monitoring all their workdays, it will be much easier for them to overcome procrastination and focus on their tasks. 90003 90068 Problem 2. Communication trouble 90069 90002 Even in the office environment, interaction between certain employees can often become a problem. Meetings where several departments are involved can be a real headache. You definitely know how hard it is to schedule such meetings so that it’s convenient for everyone. And then, when it comes to remote work, the simplest correspondence between teams can drag on for weeks.90003 90002 In order to avoid such problems, draw up a detailed description of all the standards, create a schedule and make sure that all employees adhere to it. Here’s an example for one week: 90003 90112 90113 90114 90115 90116 90023 Every day at 1 pm I’m expecting everyone to connect to the staff meeting through videoconferencing; 90026 90023 By Wednesday, by 6 pm, all Project A materials should be uploaded to the repository; 90026 90023 On Thursday, at 2 pm, I need a report on Project B, the presentation should be done; 90026 90023 I’m expecting replies to emails sent in the interval from 10 am to 6 pm within no more than an hour.90026 90125 90126 90127 90128 90129 90002 The more transparent and understandable all your requirements are, the easier it will be to manage a remote team. Sure, you’ll still have to plan the time for joint events by taking into consideration work schedules of the participants of such events. But once everything is settled, there can be no discussion. There’s a staff meeting planned? Everybody should attend it. 90003 90068 Problem 3. Decreasing involvement 90069 90002 When a person is working from home, alone with a computer, they quickly lose contact with their team.It’s especially true for people who are used to actively interacting with colleagues — communicating, generating ideas, creating something. Being in forced isolation, they quickly lose vitality and start moping around. 90003 90002 To avoid this, you need to maintain intra-corporate communication: 90003 90116 90023 Voice calls; 90026 90023 Videoconferences; 90026 90023 Group chats with emoji, stickers and other ways to express emotions. 90026 90125 90002 Remember that every person — wherever they are — is part of your company, an important member of your team.Be attentive to your people, stay in touch with them. That way, problems with remote employees will bypass you! 90003 90068 Kickidler Employee Monitoring Software 90069 90002 90151 90152 90003 90002 90151 90152 90003 90068 Did you like this post? Follow us on social media. 90069 .90000 25+ Fully Remote Companies That Let You Work From Anywhere 90001 90002 High-speed internet and powerful apps make it possible for just about anyone with a desk job to work from home. Yet today most companies still insist that employees endure the sometimes soul-crushing commute to an office. 90003 90002 We get it. Face time is important: great for team-building, collaboration, and navigating the nuances of communication. However, as the companies below demonstrate, you 90005 do not 90006 need a physical office to be successful.90003 90002 In fact, one might argue that going fully remote with a 100% distributed team-with no company offices at all-actually makes businesses 90005 more 90006 successful. Hire the best talent (wherever they are), eliminate expensive office overhead and distractions, and play a big part in reducing our carbon footprint. As Automattic’s Matt Wullenweg has said: 90003 90012 90002 We focus on two things when hiring. First, find the best people you can in the world. And second, let them do their work.Just get out of their way. 90003 90015 90002 Companies as large as Microsoft and as fast-growing as Slack allow team members to work remotely, if needed. But that could lead to missing out on a remote environment’s best benefits. With no headquarters or corporate offices, 90005 completely remote 90006 teams keep everyone on the same playing field, avoiding the unequal balances of power that can easily arise if some of the team still works in the office. 90003 90002 Companies that offer remote work care most about what team members produce-not whether they’re in the same room together.And they trust their employees to do their best work even if no one’s looking over their shoulders. 90003 90002 If you’re thinking of upgrading your job to one that gives you more time in your day and supports better work / life balance, consider the 25+ companies below who have fully embraced the remote work way of life. They’re hiring for tech jobs, as well as roles in marketing, customer service, project management, and other positions. You might want to bookmark this list for future reference in your next job hunt! 90003 90002 90025 Before you apply: 90026 Learn how to find and get hired for a remote job.Or join us on May 30th 2017, 4pm BST for the Out of Office Remote Conference where we’ll be talking, along with other remote work experts, on getting a remote work job and thriving in that environment. 90027 90003 90029 10up 90030 90002 «The best talent is not found in a single zip code, and an international clientele requires a global perspective.» 90032 90003 90002 Web design and development consulting service 10up describes their 120+ person team as «one big happy family» -a family that’s distributed worldwide and stays connected with Slack, Google Hangout, and plain old text.90003 90002 If you’re looking for a remote job in web strategy, design, and engineering, take a look at 10up. You can apply even if you do not see a current opening: The company says they’re always looking for talented strategists, project managers, engineers, designers, systems administrators, and advertising specialists. 90003 90002 90025 See 10up job openings 90026 90003 90029 Arkency 90030 90002 «We have a set of tools to make this kind of working possible. You will not miss anything important even if you’re working in weird hours.In fact, some of us do. «90032 90003 90002 Arkency is a consulting agency that builds business software, trains programmers, and produces books and webinars. They’re always hiring talented coders who communicate well and can prioritize their work (both invaluable skills for remote workers). And they’ve built a culture and environment to help distributed team members thrive, centered around the concepts of «anarchy, async, and remote»: 90003 90012 90002 Anarchy means flexible work hours, choosing your own priorities and coming up with the initiative (we love that!).Remote means you are working from everywhere in the world — home, your coworking office, whatever. And async means all communication is not meant to be done instantly — we avoid meetings and long discussions. 90003 90015 90002 In fact, Arkency founder Andrzej Krzywda told us that «More than remote, we value async, which means work at any time you prefer. The whole process is constructed around it. Asyc / remote is part of our DNA. I think it’s now part of our lifestyle too. There’s a lot of freedom with such approach.»90003 90002 The company welcomes you to contact them if you have the programming skillsets they’re looking for. In addition to flexibility, one unusual perk employees enjoy is access to a team server for Civilization 5 games, also available for other async teams. 90003 90002 90025 Visit Arkency’s hiring page 90026 90003 90029 Articulate 90030 90002 «Work where, when, and how you want. There’s no corporate office, no corporate B.S. Nothing between you and your best work.» 90032 90003 90002 Software development company Articulate creates tools to author e-learning courses for the web and mobile.Founded in 2002 Articulate’s main operating principle is to empower its employees-and a big part of that is allowing staff to work wherever they want. Along with telecommuting, the company offers an equipment and technology stipend for setting up a home office, flexible paid time off, and annual retreats. 90003 90002 As of this writing, Articulate is looking to hire web and macOS developers, as well as a site reliability engineer. 90003 90002 90025 See Articulate job openings 90026 90003 90029 Automattic 90030 90002 «We care about the work you produce, not the hours you put in.»90032 90003 90002 You’ve likely used or at least heard of one of the apps Automattic has produced. The team is the genius behind WordPress.com, Longreads, Simplenote, Gravatar, Polldaddy, and other tools many rely on day-in and day-out. «Automatticians» work from anywhere they want, and their current team of nearly 500 employees are located in over 50 countries. So how do they do it? Automattic Happiness Engineer Andrew Spittle shared with us: 90003 90012 90002 To wrangle all those timezones we rely on Slack alongside a network of real-time blogs running the P2 theme.It can feel like chaos at times, but it works well for us. Text is our predominant communication mode and we look for strong writing skills in applicants. On the support side that’s key since text is not just how we communicate with customers but also with each other. Our interview process is all done through text chats, too, as a way to evaluate that ability. 90003 90015 90002 Automattic is currently hiring for over a dozen positions in the engineering, business, product, marketing, and support departments.Employees enjoy an annual week-long retreat and department retreats, paid sabbaticals every five years, home office and coworking allowances, and an open vacation policy. 90003 90002 90025 See Automattic job openings 90026 90003 90002 90025 Related: 90026 Integrate WordPress with hundreds of other apps with Zapier 90027 90003 90029 Buffer 90030 90002 «At Buffer, we’ve experimented with new elements of work: titles and no titles, managers and no managers, office and no office. We do not work on a fixed schedule or from a fixed location.»90032 90003 90002 Buffer is also a fully distributed team, with more than 80 employees working in several different countries (see this employee timezones map, which is pretty interesting). The company’s social media management tools are used by over 60,000 paying customers (including Zapier) because it makes sharing on social networks a breeze. 90003 90002 Courtney Seiter, Buffer’s Inclusivity Catalyst, shares that instead of having a hybrid remote and on-site environment, Buffer «does everything 100% remote first to create that feeling of inclusivity and equality across the board.»90003 90002 Buffer is also one of the most transparent SaaS companies, sharing hiring practices and salaries, revenue details, product roadmaps, and more on their transparency page. When you join the Buffer team, you’ll know what you’re getting into. In addition to telecommuting, employee perks include unlimited vacation, free books and Kindles, and annual international retreats (the last one was in Waikiki, Hawaii!). 90003 90002 90025 See Buffer job openings 90026 90003 90002 90025 Do more with Buffer: 90026 Automate Buffer with your favorite apps 90027 90003 90029 Edgar 90030 90002 «We do not bother with office politics, both because that’s way too cliche, and also, because we do not have an office.(So, you can wear stretchy pants to work and no one will judge.) «90032 90003 90002 Edgar is» the social media queue that fills itself. «Edgar lets you add social media updates to categories in your library, then posts it according to your category-based schedule. When every update in the category has been posted, Edgar will re-post updates so more new audiences can see them. 90003 90002 Started in 2014 року, the company currently has team members spread across the US and Canada. They seem like a talented bunch of folks, too, with employees who play the ukelele, write comedic haikus, design interiors, and more.See Edgar’s careers page to find an open position. 90003 90002 90025 See Edgar job openings 90026 90003 90002 90025 Meet Edgar: 90026 and learn how to automate sharing content to Edgar with Zapier 90027 90003 90029 Fire Engine RED 90030 90002 «Being able to hire the very best people without having to consider geographical restraints is key to our company culture — and to our clients ‘continuing success.» 90032 90003 90002 Fire Engine RED provides marketing, technology, and data solutions to the education market.They’ve done so as a 100% remote company since their founding in 2001, with over 80 team members spread out over North America. Fire Engine RED has over 500 clients, including 350 admissions offices, who turn to them for student search, predictive modeling, CRM, software products, and creative and digital services. 90003 90002 Fire Engine RED’s Communications Director Chuck Vadun shared a few interesting facts about their remote work culture. They use Skype (audio only) and Trillian Instant Messenger on a daily basis, and their team tends to be highly entrepreneurial- «thinking like owners, not employees.»And employees even get to take time outs: 90003 90012 90002 If needed, our employees may take up to four hours of ‘out’ time on a particular day — without using their vacation time. We offer ‘out’ time to exercise, attend school functions, pick up relatives from the airport, drop off kids at soccer practice, and more. 90003 90015 90002 90025 See Fire Engine RED job openings 90026 90003 90029 FlexJobs 90030 90002 «Throughout our hiring process, we are specifically looking for people who are great at communicating, who are drawn to the mission-driven aspect of our company, and who show an ability to collaborate with a team, as well as work independently.»90032 90003 90002 FlexJobs helps job seekers find legitimate flexible jobs-telecommuting jobs, part-time jobs, and freelance work. So it’s no surprise that the company itself is 100% remote and has been from the beginning, since CEO Sara Sutton Fell founded the company while looking for flexibility in her own career. 90003 90002 The current FlexJobs team spans from Maine to Hawaii and crosses 6 different time zones, so they rely on tools such as Slack, Sococo, Google Apps, join.me, and Pivotal Tracker to collaborate efficiently.In addition to working from their home offices across the United States, employees enjoy unlimited vacation time, virtual fitness classes such as yoga and bellydancing, monthly happy hour trivia events, and surprise packages delivered to their homes a couple of times a year. 90003 90002 You’ll need a FlexJobs membership ($ 15 / month) to see opening for the company, but that also includes access to hand-screened flexible job listings from thousands of companies in over 50 career categories-and there’s a satisfaction guarantee.90003 90002 90025 See FlexJobs job openings 90026 90003 90029 Genuitec 90030 90002 «This unique environment allows us to maintain a low overhead, while attracting the most talented employees from around the globe.» 90032 90003 90002 Genuitec is a software development company that helps enterprises streamline their development lifecycle. A founding member of the Eclipse Foundation, they provide technologies for 16,000 companies worldwide and are a fully-distributed workforce. 90003 90002 The company relies on Skype for work and as a virtual water cooler, mandating status usage so team members always know when people are available or out.Genuitec telecommuters are located in the US, India, Mexico, Africa, and Europe. 90003 90002 90025 See Genuitecjob openings. 90026 90003 90029 GitLab 90030 90002 «The flexibility that remote working brings makes that we do not have to worry about living life at the end of the day. «90032 90003 90002» The platform for modern developers, «GitLab is a code collaboration platform built for the enterprise. In fact, it’s used by programmers in Fortune 500 companies such as IBM and other organizations, including NASA.GitLab is also a community project. 90003 90002 The fully remote company has staff located in three continents. Their remote manifesto highlights the team’s values, which include bonding in real life when possible and giving credit when credit’s due (in a special #thanks Slack channel, even). 90003 90002 As of this writing, there are over a dozen open positions for engineers, product managers, account executives, and more. 90003 90002 90025 See GitLab job openings 90026 90003 90029 Ghost 90030 90002 «Our headquarters is the internet.If you have a wifi connection, we have an office near you. «90032 90003 90002 Elegant blogging platform Ghost is the tool behind the publishing efforts of organizations such as NASA, Square, and Graze. Ghost is open source, free, and customizable- and created almost entirely by volunteers. 90003 90002 The non-profit Ghost Foundation runs and organizes Ghost, and the team of developers and other staff works online «from all corners of the internet.» Benefits include flexible time off, support for personal development, office setup allowances, and meetups a few times a year.90003 90002 90025 See Ghost job openings 90026 90003 90029 Groove 90030 90002 «We do not have an office, and our entire team is remote. Do your work from absolutely anywhere with an internet connection.» 90032 90003 90002 Groove provides simple help desk software to over 4,500 small businesses. The customizable web app makes managing support tickets easy for teams. Launched 3 years ago, the company consists of 9 staff across 9 cities. And currently has 2 open positions. 90003 90002 What do they look for in their remote workers? Here’s what CEO Alex Turnbull shared with us: 90003 90012 90002 «The number one thing we look for in a remote employee is the skill of working remotely.Too many businesses who go remote do not realize that remote working is a skill, just like design or coding, and you need to hire for it. Of course, the lucky ones figure it out pretty quickly after their first few hires. «90003 90002 «One of the ways that we look for this skill is by asking questions like ‘what does your work setup look like?’ in interviews. If someone has not put much thought into their setup and works from their couch 100% of the time, or worse, ‘does not know yet,’ this signals that they might not be ready for a remote position yet.»90003 90015 90002 (So set up your home office for productivity before applying!) 90003 90002 90025 See Groove job openings 90026 90003 90002 90025 Related: 90026 Connect Groove to other apps such as Trello, MailChimp, GitHub, and Asana with Zapier. 90027 90003 90029 Hubstaff 90030 90002 «The company’s office space is virtual and no one misses commutes or the overhead costs of having an office.» 90032 90003 90002 Time-tracking tool Hubstaff is used by over 8,000 remote teams to not just track time, but also help with automatic payroll processing and attendance scheduling.The company was founded in 2012 by two entrepreneurs who wanted a better way to manage remote freelancers-so it’s only fitting their product is built by a remote team. 90003 90002 Employees enjoy both the freedom to work from anywhere and flexible hours, because Hubstaff believes remote work is the future. 90003 90002 Currently, Hubstaff is comprised of 10 team members and is hiring for roles in marketing, development, customer support, and PR. 90003 90002 90025 See Hubstaff job openings 90026 90003 90029 How-To Geek 90030 90002 «The best thing about being 100% distributed is that our pool of potential talent is as big as it can possibly be-there are no geographical barriers keeping us from hiring someone.»90032 90003 90002 How-To Geek is an online tech magazine created by geeks for geeks. There are few tech subjects this instructional site has not covered in depth and in easy-to-understand language. The team is also completely remote. 90003 90002 Founder Lowell Heddings says: 90003 90012 90002 Having a better pool of talent was really important, and really the primary reason we chose to do everything distributed. As we grew bigger, we looked at the idea of ​​having an office, but it did not make a ton of sense.The reality is that Northern Virginia is extremely expensive, so hiring everybody here would cost us a fortune, and office space is really expensive … but more importantly, we never found any good writers in this area. The best ones ended up being all over the country. 90003 90015 90002 The small team relies on Slack as their central communication tool and gets together usually about once a year for major events like CES. 90003 90002 Editor-in-Chief Whitson Gordon say that even though they’re not currently in the hiring process, he’s always on the lookout for potential new hires.If you join the team, you’ll get benefits such as a flexible schedule, generous vacation time, and-highly unusual these days-fully paid health insurance. 90003 90002 90025 Contact How-To Geek for a Writing Job 90026 90003 90029 InVision 90030 90002 «With a distributed team, we can hire the smartest people no matter where they live and keep them if they decide to relocate. Have WiFi, can travel :)» 90032 90003 90002 InVision provides a design collaboration and prototyping platform that’s used by companies such as Evernote, Adobe, Airbnb, and Salesforce.With InVision, teams can design and user test products using an intuitive interface from anywhere-just how the InVision team of 220+ staffers in 14 different countries works. 90003 90002 Avi Posluns, InVision Director of Team Happiness shares: 90003 90012 90002 Being 100% distributed is intentional and comes from the top. Our CEO Clark Valberg wants his staff to work wherever they want, whenever they want. Working remotely gives InVision team members authorship over their lives in a way many people can not have if they’re working a tradition desk job.We place the emphasis on outcomes, not physical presence. Being remote also lets us tap into talent that is not limited by physical location. We’re able to bring on team members who are great at what they do regardless of where they’re located. 90003 90015 90002 The startup offers broad personal medical insurance, free gym memberships, equipment allowances, conference and travel stipends, and even unlimited Starbucks drinks. Weekly checkins and anonymous surveys help ensure employees are satisfied and supported.90003 90002 InVision is currently hiring for a number of positions across sales, product, and engineering departments. 90003 90002 90025 See InVision job openings 90026 or learn how InVision rapidly build their remote support team. 90003 90029 Knack 90030 90002 «We’ve been 100% remote from the beginning. Every decision we’ve made has been around how to best grow a team, do amazing work, and build a lasting culture in a 100% remote environment.» 90032 90003 90002 Knack is a cloud-based database tool that makes it easy for anyone to manage, share, and utilize their data.Over 3,000 customers, including Harvard University and Tesla, use Knack for creating things like inventory managers and customer portals (and even a bee hive manager). 90003 90002 Currently a small team of 18, Knack’s headquarters is the internet. The team gets together twice a year at retreats and enjoys unlimited paid vacation as well as an annual allowance for learning credits. The company says they typically hire on fit over need, so if you do not see an open position there, you’re still welcome to apply if you think you’re a great match.90003 90002 90025 See Knack job openings 90026 90003 90002 90025 Automate Knack: 90026 Integrate Knack with your favorite apps 90027 90003 90029 Rocana 90030 90002 «Our employees live and work where they want and manage the right work / life balance for themselves. As a result, some of the most amazing and talented professionals choose to work here.» 90032 90003 90002 Rocana offers advanced analytic tools for IT departments. CIOs and technologists use Rocana to capture and see everything that’s happening in their IT environment.90003 90002 The fully distributed company employs over 50 team members, who meet quarterly in person at all sorts of locations. According to Rocana’s website, the company hires talented team players (and there’s a strict «no jerks» policy): 90003 90012 90002 We value analytical thinking as a first class skill and believe titles are used to reflect responsibilities, not status. We hire people who care, are engaged, and strive to deliver against aggressive goals. We hire people who are passionate about helping others and seek opportunities to ask for help.90003 90015 90002 90025 See Rocana job openings 90026 90003 90029 Scrapinghub 90030 90002 «Open source is in our DNA, as is being 100% remote.» 90032 90003 90002 Web-crawling experts Scrapinghub are behind Scrapy Cloud, a cloud-based web crawling platform that helps developers gather data from bllions of web pages. They also provide web crawling services and consulting. 90003 90002 Founded in 2010 Scrapinghub is a globally distributed team of 130 people (many, notably, engineers) from over 40 countries.Because the company is 100% remote, employees are welcome to be digital nomads: «Ever imagined working on sponsored open source projects while traveling year-round? At Scrapinghub, you can — and some do.» 90003 90002 Scrapinghub co-founder Pablo Hoffman shared with us: 90003 90012 90002 I’m in Montevideo, Uruguay, a small country in South America. There’s only so much talent available locally. The same applies for Cork, Ireland (where my partner lives) and pretty much every other city you pick in the world.You either have too little talent or too much competition for it (case of SF and the valley) that only established and well-funded companies can afford to compete. With 100% distributed workforce, you have both: a lot of talent and little competition because there’s only a few companies doing 100% remote right (ie. Remote-first), although more and more have been jumping into that boat since we started in 2010 leveling the competition up. 90003 90015 90002 Job perks include an open vacation policy (including all local country holidays), a computer equipment allowance, and paid subscriptions to online courses for career development.90003 90002 90025 See Scrapinghub job openings 90026 90003 90029 Doist 90030 90002 «We are designers, engineers, and communicators united by a common goal, not a common location.» 90032 90003 90002 «We are designers, engineers, and communicators united by a common goal, not a common location.» 90003 90002 Doist is the team behind Todoist, a popular productivity app that helps millions of people manage their tasks and projects. Todoist sports a distraction-free, minimalist design and is available as a web app, desktop app, mobile app, and browser extension.Doist has been around since 2007, and their team members are spread across 20 different countries. 90003 90002 Doist’s founder and CEO, Amir Salihefendic, says in an interview with Fast Company that Doist became a remote company out of necessity-to find and retain talent-but also that «a product stands a better chance of resonating with a global workforce when it’s created by people around the world. » So not only is Doist a fully distributed team, they’re also making tools to help other remote teams succeed.90003 90002 Doist job perks include 25 paid days of vacation a year (in addition to national holidays and an awesome maternity / paternity leave policy), a generous hardware / software budget, perks that focus on employee’s well being, and more. 90003 90002 90025 See Doist job openings 90026 90003 90002 90025 More: 90026 Automate Todoist tasks using Zapier so you can use Todoist with your other favorite apps, such as Google Calendar, Evernote, and Slack. 90027 90003 90029 Toggl 90030 90002 «We believe great people will make awesome stuff anywhere.No need to move for your dream job. We hire globally. You work locally. «90032 90003 90002 Toggl is one of the simplest time-tracking tools-so simple, you’ll actually use it. As the name suggests, all you have to do is press the start button in the web app, desktop app, mobile app, or Chrome extension to start tracking your time. Toggl also might have the best home page video ever. 90003 90002 Media relations manager for Toggl, Dunja Lazic, shared with us a few interesting things about working at the fully remote company.The team spans 9 timezones and 5 continents, but was founded in Estonia, «a rather small European country with big ambitions.» Team members meet at retreats in places like a castle near Edinburgh and Recco, a small village on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. Toggl encourages employees to travel, set their own goals, and take charge of their own work. You can learn more about Toggl’s company values ​​here. 90003 90002 90025 See Toggl job openings 90026 90003 90002 90025 More: 90026 Automate Toggl tasks using Zapier.90027 90003 90029 Toptal 90030 90002 «No offices, no useless meetings, no mandatory hours. You’re recognized for what you do, not your time in a chair.» 90032 90003 90002 If you’re looking to hire a talented freelancer, check out Toptal, an exclusive network of freelance software developers and designers. Toptal matches your talent requirements with freelancers in their network, and then you work with them first on a risk-free trial basis. The company accepts only 3% or fewer of freelance applicants.90003 90002 And Toptal is also hiring for employees to join their completely distributed team. Employees are currently working from the US, Russia, Bulgaria, Spain, Argentina, Thailand, and several other countries across the globe. 90003 90002 Currently there are several tech positions open at Toptal and dozens of openings for the rest of the business. If you do not see a position on Toptal’s career page that’s a match for you, you’re encouraged to contact them anyway. 90003 90002 90025 See Toptal job openings 90026 90003 90029 YNAB (YouNeedABudget) 90030 90002 «Proximity does not influence productivity so we all work remotely.»90032 90003 90002 YNAB, which stands for You Need A Budget, is a popular budgeting app available for the web, iPhone, and Android. YNAB helps users create and stick to a realistic budget through a unique method of categorizing spending. It connects directly to bank accounts and your budget syncs across your devices. 90003 90002 Currently, the YNAB team of 40+ employees lives all over the world (71% of continents have a YNAB employee, in fact). Generous perks include a 90005 minimum 90006 paid vacation day requirement of 25 days, annual meetups, 100% medical insurance coverage, bonuses based on profitability, and retirement contributions of 3% -even if employees do not invest in the 401 (k) themselves .90003 90002 90025 See YNAB job openings 90026 90003 90029 Zapier 90030 90002 «We’re a 100% distributed team living and working all over the world to help you automate the most tedious parts of your day to day job.» 90032 90003 90002 Last but not least, there’s Zapier, an automation tool that connects your favorite web apps, such as Gmail, Slack, MailChimp, and over 750 more. With Zapier-powered app integrations, you can move info between your apps automatically so you can focus on your best work.(By the way, Zapier rhymes with happier.) 90003 90002 The Zapier team of (currently) 80 people are spread across 13 countries. Zapier CEO and co-founder Wade Foster explains why the company chose to be completely distributed, without any headquarters: 90003 90012 90002 It’s a better way to work. It allows us to hire smart people no matter where in the world, and it gives those people hours back in their day to spend with friends and family. We save money on office space and all the hassles that comes with that.A lot of people are more productive in remote setting, though it does require some more discipline too. 90003 90015 90002 Zapier employees keep connected on a daily basis with Slack for group chat, Google Docs and Hackpad for documentation, Trello for project management, Zoom for video conferencing, and an internal blog for team updates (what we use in place of team emails). 90003 90002 Job benefits include flexible work hours, unlimited vacation days, 4% company retirement match, profit sharing, generous health coverage, and 2-3 fully-paid retreats.(Most recently, the team got together in Boerne, TX. Wade says, however, that the most interesting retreat so far was to Timber Moose Lodge in Herber City, UT-the largest private log cabin in the US, «eccentric, maze- like, and amazing. «) 90003 90002 90025 See Zapier job openings 90026 90003 90002 We reply to every applicant, even if it does not seem like a good fit. 90003 90439 90029 Bonus: Other Remote Companies That Are Hiring 90030 90002 The companies above are completely virtual teams-no headquarters or any official physical presence.But many other companies do have offices while still embracing the remote work lifestyle. 90003 90002 90025 Basecamp 90026, for example, consists of about 50 employees across 32 cities around the world. They’re the team behind the popular collaboration and project management tool. Around 14 members choose to work out of the company’s Chicago headquarters; everyone, however, is free to work wherever they want. Basecamp CEO and founder Jason Fried and partner David Heinemeier Hansson, in fact, wrote a book about remote work, called 90005 Remote: Office Not Required 90006.Basecamp job openings, when available, are posted to We Work Remotely-a great site to watch when looking for a remote position. See current Basecamp job openings. 90003 90002 90025 More: 90026 Explore Basecamp integrations on Zapier 90027 90003 90002 90025 Harvest 90026 is an intuitive, simple time tracking app that also lets you create invoices and keep track of expenses. Headquartered in New York City, the 50+ person Harvest team is distributed across the globe. See Harvest open positions.90003 90002 90025 More: 90026 Explore Harvest integrations on Zapier 90027 90003 90002 90025 Trello 90026 similarly also gives employees the option to work at their office in New York City or anywhere they want. «We’ll set you up wherever you are so long as you’ve got a quiet place to work, a good Internet connection, and we can legally pay you where you live.» See current Trello job openings. 90003 90002 90025 More: 90026 Explore Trello integrations on Zapier 90027 90003 90002 90025 The Wirecutter 90026 and 90025 The Sweethome 90026 staff perform months of research and testing on products to help users quickly decide what to buy.They have a New York office where gadgets and gear are sent-and often tested or photographed-but no one on the team works there 9-5 and employees are free to work from anywhere. Here are the apps the team uses for remote work and the company’s jobs page. 90003 90439 90002 There are too many other companies to mention here that support remote work (which is a good thing!). For further help finding a company that will let you work from home or anywhere else, see: 90003 90002 90005 Know of any 100% remote companies? Share them with us in the comments.90006 90003 90002 90025 Related: 90026 Remote work is not without its challenges. Learn how to best run and work on a remote team with The Ultimate Guide to Remote Work. 90027 90003 90002 Infographic vector designed by Freepik 90027 90003 .