Working from home can mean employees are always available to work. If this is not addressed, it can lead to employee burnout.
"The lines between home and work have been blurred, and it has proven increasingly difficult to maintain work-life balance," says Sandra Orta, general manager for SA and head of the management centre for Sub-Saharan Africa at Roche Diagnostics. She advises:
● Companies may have supplied workers with laptops or data to help them work from home, but this does not mean that managers can contact their team members at any time of the day and night;
● About 18 months of remote working has left most of us Zoomed out, so don't have a conference call when an e-mail or a WhatsApp will do the job just as well;
● Set out a time each week that is meeting-free - it could be Friday afternoon as everyone wraps up their work for the week;
● Be tolerant of the sounds of online school, barking dogs or a terrible-twos meltdown in the background; and
● Make sure employees know they can ask for help if they feel they are not coping with the demands of work, home and care responsibilities.
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