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Dec 04

5 Ways to Make Sure Your Remote Workers are Actually Working

Keeping track of your remote workers can be challenging.

How do you know if they’re working during office hours or procrastinating on the task?

Flexible work schedule might give remote workers more freedom, but it can also be extremely distracting. When your office is also your home, it’s easy to let boundaries blur between work and personal stuff. So how do you make sure your employees stay productive?

In this video, we’re sharing some tools and techniques to engage and monitor your remote workers so you can be sure they actually work full-time during office hours.

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