The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a silent workplace revolution. It has made remote work the ‘new normal’ – this the prime reason organizations worldwide have transitioned to flexible work arrangements. In fact, 88% of organizations globally have made it mandatory or encouraged remote work after the pandemic.
With the adoption of remote work models, firms have started hiring globally instead of locally. This opens the door to a broader pool of talent and provides cheaper labor to maximize bottom-line revenues. Organizations can tap the potential of remote workers by outsourcing talent acquisition to global talent management companies like Husys. They can quickly scale up business operations and benefit from diverse workplace perspectives brought in by foreign employees.
Based on industry reports, cross-border GIG workers worldwide increased by about 34% YOY during 2020, with standalone India seeing a jump of 24%.
There’s no doubt that cross-border remote work brings a host of benefits for both employees and the organization. Seems like a win-win situation? Well, it’s not all rosy. Managing remote work is a major challenge for modern organizations—time to think and react. Executing the remote work strategy can be imagined as changing the tires of Formula 1 racing cars. Simultaneously, the latter has some proven techniques, but the former must be developed from scratch with zero certainties.
Employers have to navigate uncertainty and redesign the HR frameworks to accommodate remote workers in different functional domains. Let’s have a look at some of the best practices for managing remote teams effectively:
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