{"id":112,"date":"2020-04-15T16:38:31","date_gmt":"2020-04-15T11:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.remotejobs.co.in\/?p=112"},"modified":"2020-04-15T16:51:39","modified_gmt":"2020-04-15T11:21:39","slug":"the-impact-of-the-coronavirus-on-the-future-of-remote-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.remotebharat.com\/resources\/the-impact-of-the-coronavirus-on-the-future-of-remote-work\/","title":{"rendered":"The Impact of The Coronavirus On the Future of Remote Work"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Believe it or not, the number of freelancers in the United Kingdom has shot up by more than 48% in less than ten years. In fact, studies<\/a> show that remote workers now have a widespread presence across every industry and these figures continue to grow rapidly.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

And it\u2019s obviously not just a UK phenomenon as freelancers now account for more than 50 million workers in the United States which is 4 million more than five years ago.However, while freelancers and remote workers are not necessarily the same thing, there is now more incentive than ever for companies to embrace the concept of working from home and hiring freelancers to get the job done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But what does this mean exactly?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Well, freelancers are not always committed to a particular employer in the long term whereas companies will sometimes enable permanent employees to work remotely. As for the incentive, the deployment of freelancers and remote work is increasingly shown as a key enabler when it comes to efficiency, innovation and financial success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Future of Remote Work: Corona-virus and the Silver Lining<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

For many people, the corona-virus situation is a taste of things to come. That is to say, remote work is most certainly on the rise but a recent requirement to self-isolate and \u201cwork from home\u201d has brought this concept forward for much of the workforce. And we can even learn a few things from the early stages of this very unusual way of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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