If you want to introduce remote working, you have to take into account the technical and personal aspects associated with this change of workplace. Technical requirements can be met in a very short time, and can also be maintained with minimal effort. The personal component, on the other hand, requires constant attention.
Managers and employers should be careful not to succumb to the delusion of control. The biggest disadvantage for employees working from home is that as a manager, you cannot check whether and for how long employees are actually working on the tasks assigned to them. However, there are several tools that can be used to better understand employee activity. This is useful in order to better assess workloads, and see how productive employees are when they start working from home. If you want a detailed breakdown of exactly how long the tasks take, you can give more detailed instructions, or have your employees account for their time worked. By doing this, employees can protect themselves from overworking when working from home – which can happen faster than some people think, since the lines between work and private lives can quickly blur.