Is Remote Work Taking a Psychological Toll on Your External Workers? Researchers Say Yes.

France addressed this problem by passing “right-to-disconnect” provisions. Will our country follow suit? Ryan Bonicci Published 9:00 am, Wednesday, May 16, 2018 Photo: Astronaut Images | Getty Images Image 1of/1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 Photo: Astronaut Images | Getty Images Is Remote Work Taking a Psychological Toll on Your External Workers? Researchers Say Yes. 1 / 1 Back to Gallery The prospect of working from anywhere, at any time, is becoming more and more attractive. Being able to “work flexibly and still be on track for promotion” was listed as the number one most important characteristic of a new potential job across sectors in a study from EY (Ernst & Young). And it’s particularly attractive for younger workers. In a survey from Bentley University, for example, 77 percent of millenials polled said that working remotely would make them more productive. Related: How Can You Better Engage Your Remote Workers? 6 Ways. Companies, for the most part, have been willing to oblige people’s wish for remote work because it does, in some settings, at least, make us more productive, according to this journal article from Stanford University. In 2015, 80 percent of companies in one survey were offering work that was — in some respect — flexible. While some bigger tech companies out there, like Google, have built offices you never want to leave, smaller tech companies have relied more and more on software tools to better enable remote working. Recommended Video: Now Playing: Saudi officials say almost two million pilgrims have arrived from abroad for the… [Read full story]