Working remotely is, without a doubt, a topic of interest for all stakeholders in the organization, because of its advantages but also because of its challenges!
With the aim of offering you content based on science and promising practices that will enable you to act in your organization, Global-Watch has brought together on this thematic page open access content related to well-being and remote working. Here you will discover research findings and information from experts in the field that will guide you toward concrete actions to be taken in your workplace to promote successful remote working and the well-being of all stakeholders.
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Thematic dossier: Well-being in Remote Working
Global-Watch Scientific Newsflashes
This initiative was made possible through a collaboration with the Université de Sherbrooke and is supported by the Chief Scientist of Québec, with the Fonds de recherche du Québec.
- The other invisible epidemic: workers’ mental health disorders. Sharing the responsibility
Lockdown, mandatory remote working, work-life conflicts, job loss or excessive workload: workers have been exposed to all these sources of stress since the start of the pandemic, and it is jeopardizing their mental health. - Working, socializing and relaxing online… Are you techno-stressed?
How can we stay connected without getting techno-stressed? - From office neighbours to online collaborators: Could becoming a virtual work team be an opportunity disguised as a hardship?
Working from home is forcing many work teams to continue their activities online. Working conditions specific to virtual teams—fewer physical and social interactions, less supervision and more autonomy, the use of technology for communication, coordination and work—can interfere with the proper functioning and effectiveness of online work teams. How can our teams overcome adversity in such conditions? - Mandatory telework: Surviving work-life conflicts
These days, millions of workers find themselves working from home. During a pandemic, how can people achieve work-life-family balance when they have to simultaneously meet the demands of all these areas of their lives? - To protect remote workers’ health and safety, rely on a shared vision, inclusion and knowledge pooling
How can the health and safety of out-of-sight employees be the focus of managers’ concerns?
Global-Watch Videos
Experts and specialists are saying...
- As an employee, how can I make my “mandatory” remote working a success?
Drawing upon her expertise, Prof. Tremblay offers employees guidance on how to make their “mandatory” remote working a successful and more enjoyable experience. - 3 tips for managers: supporting my staff in remote working successfully
Prof. Tremblay offers managers 3 tips to consider in supporting their workers during this time of “mandatory” remote working. - Key management practices for leaders to apply in an effort to safeguard their employees’ mental health in the context of remote working and crisis
Dr. Dimoff shares management practices to protect employees’ mental health and gives clear examples to help leaders use these practices in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. - How to recognize employees’ warning signs when they are working remotely?
Dr. Dimoff explains the 5 categories of “warning signs” and the related conditions that could indicate that your employees are psychologically distressed—and describes how to recognize these signs in the context of remote work.
Global-Watch Scientific Interpretations
This initiative was made possible through a collaboration with the Université de Sherbrooke.
- How can telework be adapted to maintain employee well-being during the COVID-19 crisis
Is working remotely good for your employees' well-being? - The challenges of telework
Remote working can be synonymous with stress and tensions and can reduce many people’s well-being.
Also available
Research report and toolbox
This initiative was made possible through a collaboration with the Université de Sherbrooke.
- Measuring the impacts of parenting support intervention
By France St-Hilaire, Patrice Daneau, Marie-Pier Boivin, Isabelle Létourneau and Michel Pérusse
A Global-Watch & Université de Sherbrooke project, with financial support provided by EN3S
Remote working is an intervention that organizations can implement to provide greater workplace flexibility, and ultimately, promote employee work-life balance. This research report and toolkit will allow you to- identify indicators to measure the effects of workplace parenting support interventions
- to rigorously evaluate the effectiveness of a parenting approach and its effects on the organization, employees and society
