The Technological advances are increasing the elements that make up the work activity and revolutionizing the ways in which we work and relate to our colleagues and bosses, according to specialists in the workplace.
New work modalities emerge that reinforce a change of mentality of the younger generations in their way of understanding the world of workleaving behind the methods based on control, range or endless days, according to Factorial, a firm specializing in computer programs to automate the management of the Human Resources area.
In this context, companies must be able to constantly and quickly adapt to a changing world of work that is increasingly focused on people and their well-being, according to this company (https://factorialhr.es), which highlights five forms of work whose boom is increasing.
Workation
This modality consists of employees being able to choose where they work from, temporarily or on vacation.
If the worker works from a holiday destination, when the days off available to them have finished, they will be able to maintain their stay in that city and combine it with their working day.
This new modality favors the results, taking into account that a good work environment promotes the reduction of stress and the increase in the commitment of the worker, and that some people prefer to change territory when working, either for reasons of schedule or comfort. , says Factorial.
Labor flexibility
This modality, which can be implemented in whole or in part, is summed up in providing the power to decide where and when to carry out their activities to the worker himself, who will set his limits and organize the day.
This type of flexible work helps reduce stress and boost trust between leaders and workers, and helps employees increase their commitment to the company and better understand the corporate culture.
This autonomy, similar to that offered by the ‘home office’ (working from home instead of doing it in the company) increases the skills of the worker, who learns to cope with more responsibilities and grow professionally, according to Factorial experts.
Telecommuting
The main objective of “remote” or “distance” work, which has multiplied as a result of increasing digitization, consists of redirecting resources towards aspects that can enhance the benefits of people and the fulfillment of objectives.
Some advantages of this modality are the reduction of transportation and meal expenses, and greater flexibility and work-life balance, as well as the promotion of more job opportunities, since teleworking can be adapted to the needs of candidates for a job position and of Workers.
It also increases the quality of life and reduces stress, in turn building a relationship of trust between the employee and the supervisor, emphasize Factorial.
holocracy
This new work model, which is characterized by the absence of positions, allows the work team to grow professionally and develop its activities, based on the concept of responsibility linked to freedom.
In order for this way of working to offer good results, it is essential to establish and make clear from the beginning the tasks of each one, as well as their purposes and functions.
This mechanism, based on the empowerment of employees and the disappearance of hierarchical order, allows discussion to make decisions, propose ideas, encourage motivation and eliminate unnecessary processes.
In Holacracy, internal communication is essential, by greatly increasing the interaction between co-workers and allowing each worker to be responsible for their tasks, according to Factorial.
freelancing
Freelance professionals, self-employed workers who provide their services to different companies, work for different sectors, which allows them to increase their knowledge and experience, in a modality that encourages the construction of good relationships between the ‘freelancer’ and their customers.
This modality is recommended for those people who appreciate the freedom when choosing their projects and organizing their own schedules, although there will be others who will continue to prefer the more traditional work for a company, in a dependency relationship, according to Factorial experts. .
The five work modalities are different from each other and so are the advantages they offer and the areas in which they are applied, as explained to EFE by Mireia Barón, Head of People Management at Factorial HR.
He points out that the ‘workation’ modality is usually used by professional profiles who identify with ‘digital nomads’, professionals who use the internet and new digital technologies to work remotely from different places and even while traveling, instead of doing it online. a fixed site.
These professionals depend more on a connection to the network than on a physical space and handle the technologies on a daily basis, he points out.
For its part, teleworking is the new work model par excellence and has become one more part of the “emotional salary” (non-financial compensation in the form of facilities that improve the quality of life of the worker) that companies use to retain and attract talent, according to Barón.
He assures that the ‘freelance’ method “has been spreading in recent years, and is more a response to specialized profiles who prefer to work independently and offer their expertise to one or several companies at the same time”.
“Work flexibility can be applied to office jobs, but also to more creative sectors and profiles, such as editors, journalists, designers or professionals such as psychologists or therapists in the health sector.”, according to Baron.
Finally, holacracy is usually implemented in small and medium-sized companies, where it offers its best results, although multinationals can also benefit from this work model, applying it successfully only in some departments, as companies like Netflix do, concludes Barón.
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