The workforce has never been more reliant on technology, but with that dependence comes responsibility to provide the best work experience possible for your employees.
Nearly two years into the pandemic, the remote work “experiment” has become just the way work gets done. But it’s still important to imitate some of the benefits of the in-person office. Tech platforms like Cleary are tackling this challenge with a “digital lobby,” where workplace leaders can announce company news and celebrate employee milestones, like work anniversaries and birthdays. And other employers are taking note: tech provider Datasite has an internal bonus platform where employees collect points for a job well done, and then convert those points into gifts and rewards.
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But employers can quickly fall behind on the tech curve if they don’t have the right infrastructure in place. Especially for organizations with a higher percentage of deskless workers, autonomy is being lost as technology to support them lags behind. How can you avoid these tech pitfalls with your own workplace? See what our top stories of the week had to say.
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Source: https://www.benefitnews.com/list/how-technology-is-changing-the-way-we-work