Employers cannot mitigate the risks Mother Nature can bring, but they can recognize the risks their remote workforce faces that impede workplace productivity. With this awareness and understanding of employee needs, employers can get ahead of these financial and productivity risks. (Credit: AP Photo/ David Goldman)
While much of what the future holds for employee experience remains uncertain, what we do know is that workers are looking at their home office as a part (or all) of their work-life experience. This scattered workforce highlights a new area of workplace unpredictability: The rising risk of natural disasters and the impact they leave on homeowners. When employees are expected to be productive from home, how are they to manage the demands of the "office" when their property is severely damaged, disrupting their work and their lives?
Want to continue reading?
Become a Free PropertyCasualty360 Digital Reader
Your access to unlimited PropertyCasualty360 content isn’t changing.
Once you are an ALM digital member, you’ll receive:
- Breaking insurance news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
- Weekly Insurance Speak podcast featuring exclusive interviews with industry leaders
- Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
- Critical converage of the employee benefits and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, BenefitsPRO and ThinkAdvisor
Already have an account? Sign In Now
© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.
