Aternity, the enterprise-class Digital Experience Management Company, released Volume 5 of its Remote Work Productivity Tracker series to shed light on how COVID-19 and the reopening of certain regions has impacted employee productivity. The report is based on data aggregated from millions of employee devices from companies being managed via Aternity’s SaaS platform.
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.@AternityInc Data Indicates Enterprises Are Experiencing a “Productivity Tax” as Long-term Remote Work Environments Remain in Effect Globally
The main takeaway from Aternity’s latest data is that a “productivity tax” is affecting enterprises deploying long-term remote work strategies. In countries where the remote work share remains at peak levels, including the United States and parts of Europe, employee productivity continues to fall. In comparison, overall productivity is rising in European countries where the share of in-office work is increasing, showing that returns to the office are benefiting companies from an overall productivity standpoint.
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Some specific key findings from the report include:
- While North America continues to have the highest share of remote work (85%), productivity decreased by 14% between March 26 and July 9.
- In Europe, in-office work began to increase in early-mid May. Overall productivity increased by 2% between March 26 and July 9, with a sharper rise corresponding to the return to the office.
- In all regions across the United States and Canada, remote employees began and ended their workdays between 30-60 minutes later in June as compared to March. The same pattern exists in the European countries with a larger percentage of in-office work.
“As organizations go through digital transformations and consider permanent shifts to remote work, we developed our Remote Work Productivity Tracker to help them better understand the impact that different work settings have on employee productivity,” said Bill Hewitt, President and CEO, Aternity. “Whether employees are in the office or at home, the only way to harness the power of the Digital Enterprise is to understand its pulse constantly and at every endpoint, no matter how you shift to adopt technology or change your strategy. SaaS agility is a necessity to move at the pace of a Digital enterprise.”
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