{"id":2782,"date":"2022-04-15T15:08:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-15T09:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.plancover.com\/insurance\/?p=2782"},"modified":"2022-04-13T15:20:09","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T09:50:09","slug":"how-do-you-measure-if-an-employee-works-better-from-home-or-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.plancover.com\/insurance\/how-do-you-measure-if-an-employee-works-better-from-home-or-office\/","title":{"rendered":"How do you measure if an employee works better from home or office?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It may seem not easy to measure employee productivity, whether the employee delivers from the office or home. But, when the company has relevant knowledge and expertise, the task does not seem too hard to tackle. The management needs to keep in mind some points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_66_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a062afb4520f\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a062afb4520f\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plancover.com\/insurance\/how-do-you-measure-if-an-employee-works-better-from-home-or-office\/#Who_measures_productivity\" title=\"Who measures productivity?\">Who measures productivity?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plancover.com\/insurance\/how-do-you-measure-if-an-employee-works-better-from-home-or-office\/#Measuring_the_efficiency_level_of_employees\" title=\"Measuring the efficiency level of employees\">Measuring the efficiency level of employees<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plancover.com\/insurance\/how-do-you-measure-if-an-employee-works-better-from-home-or-office\/#What_is_the_actual_difficulty\" title=\"What is the actual difficulty?\">What is the actual difficulty?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plancover.com\/insurance\/how-do-you-measure-if-an-employee-works-better-from-home-or-office\/#Following_a_simple_measurement_model\" title=\"Following a simple measurement model\">Following a simple measurement model<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plancover.com\/insurance\/how-do-you-measure-if-an-employee-works-better-from-home-or-office\/#Checking_the_submission_time\" title=\"Checking the submission time\">Checking the submission time<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plancover.com\/insurance\/how-do-you-measure-if-an-employee-works-better-from-home-or-office\/#Embracing_the_tools_and_technologies\" title=\"Embracing the tools and technologies\">Embracing the tools and technologies<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plancover.com\/insurance\/how-do-you-measure-if-an-employee-works-better-from-home-or-office\/#Remaining_sure_about_the_performance_metrics\" title=\"Remaining sure about the performance metrics\">Remaining sure about the performance metrics<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plancover.com\/insurance\/how-do-you-measure-if-an-employee-works-better-from-home-or-office\/#It_is_crucial_to_reward_the_accomplishments\" title=\"It is crucial to reward the accomplishments\">It is crucial to reward the accomplishments<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plancover.com\/insurance\/how-do-you-measure-if-an-employee-works-better-from-home-or-office\/#There_should_be_transparency_in_the_evaluation\" title=\"There should be transparency in the evaluation\">There should be transparency in the evaluation<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plancover.com\/insurance\/how-do-you-measure-if-an-employee-works-better-from-home-or-office\/#The_employees_should_be_aware_of_the_metrics\" title=\"The employees should be aware of the metrics\">The employees should be aware of the metrics<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_measures_productivity\"><\/span>Who measures productivity?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The senior management of the company has the responsibility<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>to measure the productivity of an employee or a team. The results are both expressed in quantitative and qualitative terms. The HR department conveys the detailed reports to the senior management of the company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Measuring_the_efficiency_level_of_employees\"><\/span>Measuring the efficiency level of employees<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A company needs to be focused when it wants to measure the efficiency level of its employees. The results dictate how the company sets its policies and implements strategies in the near future. Some of the goals in this context are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Getting an overview of employee productivity\u00a0<\/li><li>Checking the requirements to re-organise a team<\/li><li>Understanding the potential of an employee<\/li><li>Gauging the dedication of an employee<\/li><li>Ascertaining the incentive schemes and benefits programmes based on evaluation<\/li><li>Assessing the strategies of recruiting employees for the company\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_actual_difficulty\"><\/span>What is the actual difficulty?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the time of the pandemic, many businesses, especially tech start-ups, have allowed their employees to work from home. In recent months, some companies are again opening their offices at physical locations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The big question is \u2013 which is a more profitable and sustainable option for the company \u2013 allowing employees to work from home or the office? The correct answer lies in the comparative analysis of the efficiency level in both contexts. Intelligent evaluations can reveal valuable information, helping in finalising the most optimal HR strategy on this matter.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Following_a_simple_measurement_model\"><\/span>Following a simple measurement model<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A simple measurement model is a model that has a lesser number of parameters to assess the employees&#8217; productivity. Also, a simple model enables HR to evaluate productivity in less time. The priority from an HR perspective should be following a simple model that will not pose any difficulty in calculating and interpreting the results. Also, a simple measurement model is more convenient to process. It saves time for the HR department and senior management to reach a concrete conclusion.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Checking_the_submission_time\"><\/span>Checking the submission time<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If a task has many segments and each segment has a specific time for submission, it is wise to check the details about measuring the efficiency level of the employee. Two cases are required to be compared. The cases are submission parameters when the employee is working from the office and when he\/she is working from home.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is essential to monitor the progress metre of the project daily, to get coherent ideas about employee productivity.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The HR needs to meticulously assess the progress of a large scale project when the team involved works from office to the case when the same team works from home. In this case, it is not merely about monitoring an individual employee. Such a straightforward approach helps the company to measure the required parameters swiftly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Embracing_the_tools_and_technologies\"><\/span>Embracing the tools and technologies<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When the HR of your company integrates the necessary tools and technologies to measure the performance level of your remote workers (which is a more difficult task), it becomes easier for your company&#8217;s management to assess the productivity level.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the tools that you can use to measure the productivity of remote workers are Teamwork, Trello, Slack, Google Workspace, Monday.com, etc. The various functions and benefits of the tools are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>The sophisticated platform of an advanced tool helps a business bill each minute, keeping a thorough team organised, with tons of interactive features and measurement visualisations.\u00a0<\/li><li>A comprehensive digital platform enables a company to perfectly manage its remote workers, assessing the progress of different projects simultaneously, without wasting any resources.<\/li><li>A feature-rich corporate tool can support a company to evaluate the performance levels of its employees. It makes the business framework more transparent.<\/li><li>A cost-effective option can efficiently monitor the progress of projects and accordingly assess the remote workers.<\/li><li>The tools can also efficiently distribute and organise remote workers&#8217; tasks, along with helping the management in the evaluation of their productivity.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Remaining_sure_about_the_performance_metrics\"><\/span>Remaining sure about the performance metrics<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When you aim to compare the efficiency level of workers when they deliver from the office and when they deliver from home, you should be very clear about the performance metrics. Unless the performance metrics are well-defined, it is impossible to assess employee productivity. Some of the typical metrics in this regard are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Volume of sales<\/li><li>Revenue generated per team\/team member<\/li><li>Number of customer issues successfully resolved\u00a0<\/li><li>The average rate of response time<\/li><li>The conversion rate of leads, based on benchmark figures\u00a0<\/li><li>The cost of customer acquisition\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"It_is_crucial_to_reward_the_accomplishments\"><\/span><strong>It is crucial to reward the accomplishments<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A company should never overlook the matter of appreciating deserving employees. The measurements will reveal the names of the high performers. Accordingly, the management must reward the hard-working employees that bring good results to the company. It helps in motivating them to improve the work culture.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"There_should_be_transparency_in_the_evaluation\"><\/span><strong>There should be transparency in the evaluation<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It is needless to say that complete transparency is one of the most critical keys to efficiently evaluating employee productivity. There should not be any compromise in this context. It is the responsibility of the HR department of the company.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_employees_should_be_aware_of_the_metrics\"><\/span>The employees should be aware of the metrics<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The employees should know the metrics used to evaluate their performance. HR should convey the details in a clear language and written format. Good communication from the company&#8217;s side helps the employees to remain mentally prepared to deliver their best. Also, it avoids confusion in future.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It may seem not easy to measure employee productivity, whether the employee delivers from the office or home. 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