Pandemic coronavirus made the remote work fashion.
Pandemic caused millions of people around the world to get used to working remotely is to look for a home table, in addition to dining, to install the necessary computer programs and to comply with dress code own apartment, at least during video conferences with colleagues.
One of these horizons may become more attentive and serious attitude to work in a remote format, no office visit or at least travel there.
At the moment there is no precise information about the number of Russians, under the circumstances, was forced to move to remote work — you can only make assumptions. Director of the Center for market research HSE George Ostapkovich, believes this is understandable, because the concept of telecommuting while did not even enshrined in the Labour code.
“it is an article 49.1, which says that a person can be remotely busy, but only if he signed the contract.
So often people have not made any agreements about telecommuting, and eventually worked remotely, and was present at work that has turned out such a maneuver. And the statistics is only in cases where all approved the law: then there is the accounting reporting under the relevant law. Therefore, to accurately ascertain the number of employees working remotely is impossible, but it is obvious that their number in comparison with the previous year increased significantly, — the expert believes.
He recalled that the remote was the whole of the economy: first and foremost it is education, science, partially online-services and trade.
we must admit that in the last decade, employers in the US and Europe are more willing to let their employees work where they see fit. In the end, no matter whether the job is done on the couch, in a cafe, on the beach or for the office Desk, the only important result.
associate Professor in the Department of Commercial industrial chamber of REU them. Plekhanov Lyudmila Ivanova-Shvets calls a remote employment is a long-accomplished fact of modern interaction between the employee and the organization.
“Suffice it to say that according to different sources (expert.ru) on the terms remote employment has 29-30% of the workforce. But if in the USA this figure is more than 30%, while in Russia this form of employment to the current difficult situation with the coronavirus was not very popular. The percentage of employees working on the terms remote employment, does not exceed 4%,” — says the expert.
But in Russia there are no government programs that support creation of remote jobs, such as in France. “But the biggestI problem is the attitude of business, who believes that the performance of employees not on fixed workplaces, is much lower. Although the results of some studies revealed that the 67 – 70% work remotely are working more productive,” — emphasizes Ivanova-Shvets.
Such a dismissive attitude to employees working outside the offices, said Director of the Center for market research HSE George Ostapkovich.
“the Mentality of our employers is this: if you work on remote, then it should receive less money because you get bonuses. It seems you don’t have to pay for travel, like you don’t spend too much time on the ride to work. The employer says: we give you the opportunity to work when they want,” he explains.
the expert is sure that remote-working employees must receive the same salary as their colleagues in offices. Moreover, they should receive, and the premium part, that is, their work should be judged by the final result.
“In many companies appreciate the work of all employees — not time worked, and the result, because in the office 8 hours a day to pick your nose.
unfortunately, the Labor code prevents employers from this possibility: the employee either works remotely or in the office, no hybrid option,” says Ostapkovich.
According to a study by OnePoll, 69% of employees consider themselves to be more effective at working remotely, while 83% believe that this format will allow them to better reconcile work and personal life.
Analysts RAEC announced “Газете.Ru” that in those businesses where it is possible to transfer workers to remote employment, this will reduce rental costs of premises, purchase PC and bonuses, traditionally referred to in vacancies (e.g., coffee). More efficient and happy workers will make a greater contribution to the work. Even if the eight-hour day, as you know, several hours are spent on small talks with colleagues and get to the office. Classic corporate event can change the format to online meetings as is happening now, and online-corporate parties, experts of RAEC.
Director of analysis of the processes of digital transformation J’son&Partners Consulting Alexander Gerasimov said that the lack of having to physically gather people in one room, so they can perform their official duties is a question of necessity of total automation (robotics) as production processes, and business processes that is, processes control and planning.
And if total automation of production processes requires a large amount�� investment in fixed assets, automation business processes may be performed faster and cheaper, and the effect will be noticeable immediately. But this requires a rejection of hierarchical management systems and the transition to flat (project, network-centric), emphasizes the expert. That is, from the well-established principle “I the chief — you the fool” in this case will have to be abandoned.
the Candidate of sociological Sciences, associate Professor, Department of sociology, HSE, Denis Strebkov, together with his colleagues for many years engaged in the study of Russian-speaking freelancers, who before the start of the pandemic and accounted for the lion’s share of Russians working in remote format. Their research showed that people who chose this form of employment, noted the following advantages of his position: the opportunity to work in the time convenient for them, no cost on the road to work and back, the ability to switch to other things and it is easier to concentrate on the task at hand, no dress code and attention from other people, as well as the best security equipment and working materials.
“the Effectiveness depends on the individual, his or her abilities and possibilities. Primarily from his ability to exercise self-control and planning of its activities.
Thus, when you work remotely, monitoring of labor discipline may be more stringent than when working in an office where everyone is in sight — said Strebkov in an interview with “Газетой.Ru”.
Freelancers told the researchers of the HSE not only about advantages but also about the disadvantages of working without a band. Among the negative aspects they noted, in particular, the lack of communication with other people, lack of understanding from relatives willing to involve freelancers in the household chores, there are distractions and noises that interfere with focus.
it is Clear that many of these problems, the office does not solve, but most workers will not be able to provide work from home — just due to the nature of their activities.
“the Economy creates six sectors: industry, construction, agriculture, trade, transport and services. In all of these six industries, which constitute the basis of the country’s GDP, this remote maneuver is practically impossible: you can’t get to work remotely Metallurgist or a shoemaker. That is, the people who create the basic income for the economy, can’t work remotely, this is possible only for office staff. Yes, in industry, too, can work remotely, but who could it be? HR, IT professionals but those are not the people who create the bulk of the profits, with all my positive attitude to remoteNoah work. It’s all the same people that consume GDP, not create it. Of course, they contribute to the economy, small, but no less necessary, but it is based they are not,” explains the Director of the Center for market research HSE George Ostapkovich.
in addition, the work has not only economic but also social function — going to the office, people have the opportunity to change their social roles, to communicate, to get new experiences.
Pandemic and forced isolation will surely change the world of work, forcing employers to take a closer look to the possibilities of remote employment.
associate Professor in the Department of Commercial industrial chamber of REU them. Plekhanov Lyudmila Ivanova-Shvets notes that before the pandemic Russian leaders mostly only theoretically believed that remote employment has some advantages, first of all due saving of costs of hiring, the organization and servicing jobs.
“After a forced situation, they definitely can determine which jobs should be left for steady-state conditions and which should be transferred to a remote employment. This can be a significant savings for businesses in difficult financial conditions — reduced costs for rental of premises, organization and maintenance of jobs, transport costs , etc. And there is one reserve savings — in the context of remote employment, the employer may by agreement with the employee to determine the optimal duration of working time, not full time in the office”, — said the expert, stressing that this would require a revision of some legislation.
According to her, the economy as a whole it will have a largely positive effect due increase productivity and business efficiency. But in any case, many experts say that, in General, full or partial remote employment can work not more than 37-40% of all employees, says Lyudmila Ivanova-Shvets.
“If you’re pulling from this end, from remote work, we will begin to unravel the whole complicated tangle of problems associated with digital business transformation, the result can actually get a completely different economy, more rational and more adequate to the needs of the people as from the point of view of access to basic benefits scientific and technical progress, which is not almost 3 billion inhabitants of our planet, and from the point of view of opportunities”, — concludes the Director on process analysis, digital transformation J’son&Partners Consulting Alexander Gerasimov.
Director of the Center for market research HSE George OstapkoICH finds remote employment a promising future for two reasons. first, this creates certain advantages for people: more or less free mode, no dress code, the time to communicate with your family and so on. Plus in the future, surely there will be technology that will replace people performing physical work, employees will leave for a remote intellectual work.
“But you have to understand that the development of technology, the fourth industrial revolution, the shift to digitalization will require a strengthened role of qualified people.
It threatens the growth of income inequality between people, and the lower segment starts to fall into poverty. And all social, political and economic problems stem from inequality, unemployment and falling incomes, — the expert argues.
the Only thing that can be done to solve this problem is to increase investment in human capital: education, health, science, to give people a greater level of competence, and then they will be easier to make an informed choice to go to the office or to work remotely.
