Indian employees revealed their readiness for long-term remote work
About nine in 10 employees (91 per cent) in India feel prepared to work remotely for the long-term when provided with the right technology assets and human resources-related support, a Dell Technologies research said.
However, employees shared concerns about not having access to the right technologies and the blurring of boundaries between work and personal lives in a long-term remote work arrangement.
The study revealed that the top three countries with the highest percentage of employees having worked remotely before were India (85 per cent), Indonesia (75 per cent) and Japan (72 per cent).
“As organisations come to terms with the new reality where a hybrid workplace will be the norm, factors conducive to productivity, in the long run, need to be considered. India, as one of the countries across the APJ region, has had experience with remote work and is displaying readiness for long term remote and digital teams,” said Indrajit Belgundi, Senior Director & General Manager, Client Solutions Group, Dell Technologies, India.
“For CIOs and their teams who displayed agility and speed in achieving or embarking upon digital transformation for their business earlier this year, it has become clear that the onus is on the organisation to enable employees with support available at every stage. This will be essential to establishing a productive and connected digital workforce,” he added.
According to the research, employers have an ongoing task ahead to understand the challenges employees continue to face and to provide the necessary resources for successful long-term remote work.
Surveying over 7,000 working professionals aged 18 years and above from the Asia Pacific & Japan (APJ) region (of which 1,027 were from India), the Remote Work Readiness (RWR) Index captured data on employees’ readiness for long-term remote work and their views on the factors important for its success.
Ankit Anand