The Rise of the Distributed Workforce
Once upon a time, the workforce of a company was centralised in its offices, usually demanding employees to attend full time. Now, however, there is a different pattern of employment emerging:
Employees can expect to enjoy (or, perhaps, loathe) working from home on a regular basis. Some even enjoy working from home completely as the market for a remote workforce grows. The advantages to both are obvious: the employee gets to work from the comfort of their own home, whilst the employer saves money on office space.
However, the detriments are equally as clear: employees need to be highly motivated to work at home and need to be free from distractions (children, pets and TV are amongst the worst). The employer also relinquishes a large amount of control over the employees, unable to manage them properly. What the employer gains in savings, they may lose in efficiency.
Nevertheless, according to a 2011 survey by the ManpowerGroup suggested that 28% of employers would look to a remote workforce to account for a local talent deficit. The survey shows that when local talent is insufficient, companies will branch out and use a remote workforce to help strengthen their workforce.
Of the companies that had used a remote workforce, the majority seemed happy with their choice, citing flexibility in working times, reduced running costs and ease of management. Although they have less control over the individual employee, management is streamlined as the employees selected for remote work generally tend to self-manage, obviating the need for intensive external management.
However, evidence also suggests that only resource rich large businesses may fully benefit from a remote workforce, as making a remote workforce beneficial requires a central network to ensure that the work produced independently properly comes together. This, of course, isn’t to say that small businesses can’t benefit from a remote workforce, but for now the evidence suggests that small businesses should stick to an environment where local management can ensure that the business maintains the proper focus and direction it needs to grow.
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