{"id":9177,"date":"2020-04-17T12:07:36","date_gmt":"2020-04-17T11:07:36","guid":{"rendered":"\/gb\/en\/blog\/?p=9177"},"modified":"2023-01-16T12:26:23","modified_gmt":"2023-01-16T12:26:23","slug":"help-contact-centre-employees-achieve-work-life-balance-when-working-from-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/gb\/en\/blog\/help-contact-centre-employees-achieve-work-life-balance-when-working-from-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Help Contact Centre Employees Achieve Work\/Life Balance When Working from Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The demand for home working opportunities is greater than ever, particularly in the contact centre. Thanks to the advent of cloud technology, companies with contact centres can offer their employees access to all the tools they use in the office from a virtual environment.<\/p>\n<p>By enabling employees to work remotely, business leaders can reduce the overhead costs of running their team and create a more cohesive strategy for customer support.<\/p>\n<p>With all the benefits of remote working contact centre employees, there are a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.2basetechnologies.com\/the-challenges-of-working-from-home\">few challenges to consider<\/a> too. For instance, how do you support your team members in managing a successful work\/life balance, when the line between home and work is blurred?<\/p>\n\t\t<style>\r\n\t\t\t@media (min-width: 768px) {\r\n\t\t\t\t.bottom-cta .bottom-cta-img {\r\n\t\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\r\n\t\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\r\n\t\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\r\n\t\t\t.bottom-cta .bottom-cta-img img {\r\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\r\n\t\t\t.bottom-cta {\r\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #001138;\r\n\t\t\t\tpadding: 30px;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\r\n\t\t\t.bottom-cta .bottom-cta-copy {\r\n\t\t\t\tpadding: 0 30px;\r\n\t\t\t\toverflow: hidden;\r\n\t\t\t\tcolor: #fff;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\r\n\t\t\t.bottom-cta .bottom-cta-copy .btn-primary {\r\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t<\/style>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"bottom-cta  CID-cta-2FdM5dTp IID-cta-69d19fec1121e\"\r\n\t\t\tdata-dl-custom-type=\"cta\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bottom-cta-img\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/gb\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/vs-cc-rw-social-images-design-text-2.png\" alt=\"Call to action banner\">\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bottom-cta-copy\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size: 24px; line-height: 30px;\">All the latest contact centre industry know-how in one place \u2013 register for CC Expo: Virtually Together.<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"text-center\" style=\"display: block;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"rc-cta-shortcode btn btn-primary btn-lg\" data-dl-element=\"button\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn-primary btn-lg\" style=\"margin-top: 16px; font-weight: bold;\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Register UC Summit CC Expo\" href=\"https:\/\/ucsummit.com\/ringcentral\/\" target=\"_blank\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\trel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-dl-additional-info=\"All the latest contact centre industry know-how in one place \u2013 register for CC Expo: Virtually Together.\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-dl-name=\"All the latest contact centre industry know-how in one place \u2013 register for CC Expo: Virtually Together. | Register\">Register<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\n<h2>1.\u00a0\u00a0 Listen to Your Team<\/h2>\n<p>The easiest way to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.furstperson.com\/blog\/rewards-and-recognition-5-ways-to-show-remote-workers-appreciation\">support and motivate remote employees<\/a> is to listen to what they need from you. Regular pulse surveys that allow you to drill down into the needs of your individual users can make a huge difference to your ability to offer the right services and solutions to staff.<\/p>\n<p>You might find that your team members can work better when they have access to video conferencing tools, which means doubling down on your ability to deliver video collaboration. Alternatively, some of your team members might ask for things like project management tools to help them keep track of the tasks that they need to do each day. Supporting your employees means finding what works for them.<\/p>\n<blockquote><span class='bctt-click-to-tweet'><span class='bctt-ctt-text'><a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fringcentr.al%2F3cr1j4A&#038;text=The%20easiest%20way%20to%20support%20and%20motivate%20remote%20employees%20is%20to%20listen%20to%20what%20they%20need%20from%20you.&#038;via=RingCentralUK&#038;related=RingCentralUK' target='_blank'rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The easiest way to support and motivate remote employees is to listen to what they need from you. <\/a><\/span><a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fringcentr.al%2F3cr1j4A&#038;text=The%20easiest%20way%20to%20support%20and%20motivate%20remote%20employees%20is%20to%20listen%20to%20what%20they%20need%20from%20you.&#038;via=RingCentralUK&#038;related=RingCentralUK' target='_blank' class='bctt-ctt-btn'rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click To Tweet<\/a><\/span><\/blockquote>\n<h2>2.\u00a0\u00a0 Recognise Your Employees<\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s easy to take an out-of-sight, out-of-mind approach to dealing with remote employees sometimes. Many of these key workers can work autonomously thanks to cloud communication tools that keep them connected around the globe. However, while team leaders shouldn\u2019t be micro-managing their employees, they should be making sure that their staff feel appreciated.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/warwick.ac.uk\/newsandevents\/pressreleases\/new_study_shows\/\">University of Warwick found<\/a> that increasing employees\u2019 happiness led to a 12% boost in productivity, while unhappy workers proved 10% less productive. In the US, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gallup.com\/workplace\/236441\/employee-recognition-low-cost-high-impact.aspx\">Gallup poll<\/a> was able to confirm that people who don\u2019t feel properly recognised are also twice as likely to quit. Make time to show your team members that they\u2019re paying attention with rewards and praise.<\/p>\n<h2>3.\u00a0\u00a0 Encourage Effective Scheduling<\/h2>\n<p>A common concern for many business leaders is that remote workers might not put as much effort into their work when they don\u2019t have someone hanging over their shoulder. However, studies have shown that the opposite is often true. Most remote workers struggle to separate their work and life when working from home, which means that they overwork and burn themselves out.<\/p>\n<p>Remind your employees to schedule their days carefully, using things like presence tools to let other team members know when they\u2019re not available. Remote workers shouldn\u2019t have to be \u201calways-on\u201d simply because they\u2019re not in the office. Ask your staff members to respect their colleagues when they\u2019re \u201caway\u201d or offline.<\/p>\n<h2>4.\u00a0\u00a0 Communicate Constantly<\/h2>\n<p>Communication is the key to a successful remote working strategy. Your employees need plenty of feedback to let them know how they\u2019re progressing with their work. Consider providing team members with an insight into the metrics that they\u2019re delivering when it comes to things like time to resolution or customer satisfaction.<\/p>\n<p>If your staff are having a hard time with certain tasks, make sure that they know where to turn for extra guidance and help. Even regular video catchups hosted once a month can make a massive difference to how engaged your employees feel.<\/p>\n<h2>Support Your Remote Workers<\/h2>\n<p>As the demand for remote working contact centre agents continues to increase, make sure you know how to empower and support your valuable workers. These remote employees can help you to accomplish incredible things with your <a href=\"\/gb\/en\/blog\/definitive-guide-customer-experience\/\">customer experience<\/a> strategy, but you need to ensure that they\u2019re getting the tools they need to thrive.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about managing a cloud-based contact centre, or\u00a0<a href=\"\/gb\/en\/blog\/cloud-contact-centre-help-remote-working\/\">how cloud contact centre can help remote working<\/a>, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/gb\/en\/remote#cc-section\">our remote work resource centre<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uc-expo-cta-2 text-center IId-bottom-banner-144903516 CId-bottom-banner-1098205596\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; line-height: 30px;\">How can\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/gb\/en\/contact-centre\/overview.html\">contact centre technology<\/a> create a better experience for customers and agents?<\/span><span class=\"text-center\" style=\"display: block;\" data-dtm-element=\"button\" data-dtm-context=\"bottom-cta\" data-dtm-additional-info=\"Learn more about contact centre tech\"><a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-lg\" style=\"margin-top: 16px; font-weight: bold;\" title=\"Learn more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/gb\/en\/contact-centre\/overview.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-dtm-name=\"Bottom CTA\">Find out<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy staff means higher engagement and lower attrition, all of which leads to happy customers. 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