Regularly check in with remote teams to assess their wellbeing
It doesn’t matter if you have a remote team, or work with direct reports in an office — you should always schedule one-to-ones every week or fortnight for around 30–60 minutes. Unfortunately, a lot of managers view one-to-ones as dedicated time to discuss work and performance — however, they are meant to be much more than that.
Of course, body language cues are much easier to spot when attending one-to-ones in person, rather than through a video call. But making a point of including questions about how the person is feeling will give you a better understanding of their wellbeing.
Wellbeing programs are another great way to manage the health of remote workers. Sharing links to health webinars, for example, demonstrates their mental and physical wellbeing is something you think about. Additionally, offering an enhanced wellbeing package that includes an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) is also a good idea.
With Perkbox your teams get access to a vast library of mental and physical wellbeing resources, including webinars, workouts, meditations, and more. Their financial health is also supported, as the platform has expert talks on money management too. If you want an enhanced package that includes an EAP or health cashback plan, our team can help with that as well.
Try to keep important comms in one easy-to-find place
Onboarding, offboarding, and training require a different tact when conducted remotely. In the office, organisations have the luxury of space and can hold these meetings in dedicated rooms. What’s more, employees can simply sign contracts in person and don't have to wait for these documents to arrive in their inboxes.
Having a globalised comms platform makes sharing information much easier with virtual teams as everything is in one place. There is no hopping between emails and different drives, everything that’s important is easily accessible. To reduce the burden of tracking down documentation Perkbox includes a smart comms and culture platform as standard.
With engaging visual cards you can attach videos, photos, pdfs, docs, and more. This means if you want to share a town hall recording you can do this on the platform — where everyone with the Perkbox app can find it. The same goes for benefits updates, onboarding pdfs, and training materials. Publishing a card is simple too, as we include a range of templates. But for times when you want something more unique you can create your own.
Boost engagement with perks and benefits reminders
Running a campaign to remind virtual teams what perks and benefits they’re entitled to is a really effective method for boosting engagement. In an office lots of employee perks are obvious. Fruit bowls are conveniently placed at the end of desks and corporate discount posters line the walls of stairwells. But at home, perks are less visible and are often intangible.
For these reasons, a lot of companies turn to global discounts and perks packages to support their remote teams. Instead of offering hot beverages and free fruit bowls, employees can redeem vouchers for coffee, tea, and healthy snacks instead. Offering a flexible perks package offers a much better experience than a one size fits all approach, as employees only choose the discounts they want.
Perkbox offers 1,000s of global discounts and perks and has partnerships with some of the biggest brands. Plus, with a monthly allowance of Flexi points your remote teams can treat themselves to Flexi Perks at no cost to them. Flexi points can be saved or spent right away, depending on the Flexi Perks your employees want to enjoy.
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