It is no secret that remote work has exploded in popularity over the last two years, but so has cybercrime. If leaders don't know how to set up laptops for employees working remotely and how to manage a distributed team, or remote workers don't practice more caution, they are leaving their organizations more susceptible to cyberattacks.
No. There are no laws in place for employers to cover expenses incurred while working at home. However, some state laws in the US require reimbursement for necessary job expenses such as internet costs.
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This new way of working takes hold only to the degree that organizations support their people in adopting new behaviors. We have learned, sometimes painfully, that not all executives and companies are prepared to embrace the notion that personal renewal for employees will lead to better and more sustainable performance. To succeed, renewal efforts need solid support and commitment from senior management, beginning with the key decision maker.
Businesses were forced to quickly adapt their technology approaches last year, with many companies encouraging or requiring employees to work from home, and 60% of organizations moving further into cloud-based activities during the pandemic.1 The new findings released today suggest that security may have lagged behind these rapid IT changes, hindering organizations' ability to respond to data breaches.
One size does not fit all when it comes to improving workplace mental health. Individuals experience each workplace differently and bring different elements of themselves and their personal life into the mix. If you reflect on your employees during the pandemic, a parent with school-aged children at home would have a very different experience from a young person living alone. Both have faced challenges, including to their mental health, but their stressors and needs are different. Demographic and other data can help you to identify different cohorts or personas that inform the suite of interventions necessary to build a more mentally healthy workplace, as well as identify the best way of tracking improvements.
Many organisations strive to keep the work and the home separate when it comes to mental health, drawing a distinction between what they influence at work and what employees bring with them. Through the pandemic, the line between home and work became more blurred. As a leader, you must maximise the engagement and performance of your employees, and that means seeing the whole person. If you look beyond your workplace and engage with your communities, you can build an even stronger and more mentally healthy workplace.
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