Managing remote employees can be a challenge, but here are some best practices we recommend to make sure they remain critical and productive members of your team: Set measurable goals. Whether employees get their work done to your satisfaction is more important than whether they’re...
Question: Do we need to pay our remote employees for a full day if they lose internet access for a few hours? Answer: It depends on their status under the Fair Labor Standard Act (FLSA). Your exempt employees need to be paid their full salary for...
Question: We have remote and on-site employees. Do we have to post hard copies of required labor posters in the workplace, or can we provide only electronic ones on our internal web page for all employees to see? Answer: As you have remote and on-site employees, we recommend...
Question: Is there anything different we should do when terminating a remote employee? Answer: For the most part, no. Your termination process should look much the same. However, there are a few extra steps you may need to consider: If your employee is in a different...
Your employees want to make their workspaces at home efficient and comfortable. Remote work stipends can cover that. You determine what's eligible. A stipend can cover a laptop, bookcases, lighting, coffee, electric and utility bills, toilet paper, coworking space fees, learning and development perks, and...
How to manage employees in a hybrid or remote environment isn’t so different than managing them in the office. It has its unique challenges, as any environment does, but these aren’t barriers to success. The fundamentals of management are the same. You’re still working with...
Remote employees who otherwise qualify will be eligible for FMLA if they report to or receive work assignments from a location that has 50 or more employees within a 75-mile radius. According to the FMLA regulations, the worksite for remote employees is “the site to which...
The landscape of work has undergone a profound transformation in recent times, driven by the rise of remote work. As employees adapted to remote work during the pandemic, many found that they could maintain high levels of productivity while working from the comfort of their...
It's clear that remote and hybrid work is here to stay and now organizations must re-center their culture to create new boundaries and expectations that include it. The goal is to create staff that is highly productive and communicative no matter where they work. Effective hybrid...
Though most churches don’t often employ fully remote staff members, you likely have staff that enjoy the benefits of occasional remote work: think of the pastor meeting a congregant for lunch; the worship team that plans at a local coffee shop; the children’s director that...