Remote Work: Business Boon or Bust?

Leveraging the virtual workplace

Countless companies in the Carolinas are shut down as the remnants of Hurricane Florence continue to bear down on the Eastern Seaboard with torrential rain and historic flooding.

But this does not necessarily mean that all business activity must grind to a halt. The reason is due to the growing virtual workplace where some jobs are based on what you do rather than where you do it.

Remote work (also known as telework and telecommuting) is especially beneficial during weather disasters and other emergency situations to keep business operations running when the physical office is closed or destroyed.

Telework is a critical component of contingency planning in the public and private sectors, from corporate America to American government.

According to the federal website Telework.gov:

• “The vast majority of agencies have adopted telework as a critical component of their agency Continuity of Operations plan.”
• “Use of telework in this capacity will enable our Federal organizations to continue functioning through hazardous weather, pandemic, physical attacks, or any other event that would result in the closure of buildings.”