Most employers surveyed have ramped up their efforts to sanitize their workspaces, provide additional remote training, and have developed protocols for teleworking, self-quarantining, and social distancing. Employers are still facing challenges, though. A few areas where most Human Resource professionals continue to seek guidance are employee productivity monitoring, managing hourly employees, supervisor telework training, and formal written telework policies.
Let’s dive a little deeper into the data.
Respondent details:
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357 total responses
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•72% of respondents were from the Denver Metro area
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45% of companies had under 100 employees
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60% of respondents were either the VP, Director, or Manager of HR
Telework adoption:
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Pre COVID: 78% of companies permitted telework
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Post COVID: 86% of companies permitting telework
Attitudes toward telework:
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81% of senior managers view telework more favorably today than before
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73% of supervisory level managers view telework more favorably today than before
Where employers need help with telework:
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34% need support with employee reporting and productivity monitoring
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30% need assistance with supervisor telework training
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25% need support with formal written telework policies
Benefits of telework:
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29% (the largest percentage) said telework has allowed them to continue business operations
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15% said they discovered new ways of working and getting things done
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12% said they were able to keep employees safe
Where employers need help preparing to return employees to the workplace:
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35% (the largest percentage) said they could use help with on-site screenings
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25% said employee training on COVID protocols
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20% said self-quarantining and return to work protocols
Over half of the respondents said they have already assembled pandemic response teams
Don’t forget that our employee benefit brokers at Fall River can answer many questions you have – just give us a shout! Additionally, our national partner, Alera, has an amazing free Coronavirus resource page where you can find information on a range of COVID topics, including a terrific recent webinar on restarting and rethinking your workforce.
