Remote Work: The new workplace

This is Remote Work

Mobile working, also called remote working, is not a new phenomenon: it is a form of location-independent working. With remote working, employees can have a fixed workplace, but are not forced to do so. They can just as well do their daily work in the park, in a café or in a co-working space. Employees no longer need a fixed desk in the company, but can work anywhere in the country or even the world. The only important thing: the result of the work must be right. Where this duty is fulfilled from, on the other hand, plays a subordinate role. This approach makes mobile working particularly attractive, as it exploits and sometimes extends the advantages of the home office for employees. The model is more secure than working as a freelancer: while freelancers sometimes have to take long breaks between assignments and projects, with remote work there is a normal employment relationship. Nevertheless, this step allows employees to work freely and self-determined. In times when a home office obligation could be pushed, this way the most important expertise from the most diverse regions can be brought into the company. By the way: for mobile working to work, the rapid technical developments must not be neglected. Only those who have sufficient bandwidth, powerful end devices and further tools such as a Windows Remote Desktop and Windows Server 2022 CALs can provide the desired performance.

The differences between remote work and home office

Although remote work and home office seem very similar at first glance, they are not the same thing. The German term for home office is telework and implies that employees work from home. Thus, although the employee enjoys advantages in the home office, he or she cannot benefit from all the advantages of remote work. Within the framework of a general home office or a home office obligation for employees, the employer provides the necessary work materials: these include, for example, a laptop, Windows 11, monitors and additional office equipment. This necessity is regulated by the Workplace Ordinance. However, it can be precisely regulated in the employment contract which financial parts are covered by the employer and which remain with the employee. With remote work, on the other hand, employees can work from any location. They are not tied to the office at home. In principle, employers do not have to provide equipment for this form of work, as there are no clear legal regulations on this. Nevertheless, the employer should at least provide the necessary work equipment to enable reasonable and productive work. Both working models have one thing in common: both home office and remote work are subject to the Working Hours Act and the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

This is part of the Remote Work workplace

The advantages of remote work are both the time freedoms and the location-independent choice of workplace. However, without the right work utensils and tools, neither the home office nor mobile working will work. A Windows Remote Desktop enables access to the internal IT infrastructure and ensures that data can be collected, changed or read in a secure environment. With these Remote Desktop Services, it is possible to access applications remotely and work on-site from a distance. This makes daily tasks easier and allows for higher productivity among employees who rely on mobile working. As most companies are now more digitally set up, accessing a modern server like Windows Server 2022 is rarely a problem. The key is to choose the right licences that are required to access such a server. With the right Windows Server 2022 CALs, direct access can be enabled for remote work. By the way: The new Windows server opens up many new possibilities for companies. These include not only central features that support the company’s own workflow, but also special efficiency in the data centre. It is optimised by better scalability, network solutions as well as powerful, software-based storage. For this approach to be successful, companies must invest in digitalisation and a good IT infrastructure. If both are aligned according to the state of the art, modern and flexible, a clear competitive advantage is created for the company.

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