In today’s world, survey after survey has listed flexible work schedules and work location as a top desire of employees at all levels. Many companies are currently struggling through this shift and trying to determine what works best for the company in the long term as there are many pros, cons, and important considerations. In addition, structural engineering firms are having more difficulty filling positions and expanding the candidate pool beyond the local office locations could yield high quality employees. These options do create business, insurance, technical, IT/security, productivity, training/mentoring and cultural challenges. This Tool attempts to provide some guidance in these areas. Obviously, this is a decision each firm must make and will depend on many factors. The issues listed below are only a brief summary and should not be considered as specific advice, guidance or policy for your firm.

This tool is intended to help you write a Remote Work Policy, which typically includes the topics in the attached.