The Coronavirus pandemic has forced employees of companies and government agencies to work from home. Can this be sustained after the pandemic? IJEOMA OLORUNFEMI examines the indexes.
Remote Work Model (RWM) that allows professionals to work outside of a traditional office environment is not new. It is predicated on the fact that work does not need to be done from the work place or permanent environment.
When President Muhammadu Buhari on March 29, ordered lockdown of activities in the Federal Capital Territory, Lagos and Ogun states, to check the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19), it was imperative that workers of many organisations, public and private would work remotely.
Even before the lockdown ordered by Buhari, many states had done the same in order to check the spread of the COVID-19.
Mr Jide Awe, the Managing Director, Jidaw Systems and an Information Communication Technology expert, said that remote working is universally embraced because of its flexibility.
He listed: Voice calls, e-mails, messaging applications, cloud-based productivity applications, audio conferencing, meetings through desktops and mobile devices, as tools that enhance remote working.
Awe said…
