19 March 2009

Remote Worker Awards


Remote Employment have had a very exciting few months! We are about to launch The Remote Worker Awards to highlight how remote and home working benefits the environment, business production and an employee’s quality work life.

So far we have great prizes with a value of over £60k! One of them is a £10k Penthouse Garden Office and another is a home based franchise worth £15k!

Yesterday we secured The Open University with a Skills Award whereby they are giving a 3k study voucher for a new career. We are extremely proud to say this competition will change someone’s career and working life! We are expecting to unearth an abundance of inventive pioneers who champion flexibility with remote working solutions!

von Essen hotels will host the winning ceremony at 5 star Cliveden House. The luxurious Cliveden House is a National Trust Grade Two listed building set in 376 acres of magnificent formal gardens and parklands, and commands panoramic views over the beautiful Berkshire countryside and River Thames.

Shortlisted winners, winners, sponsors, judges and the media will be invited to Cliveden House for Champagne and Canapés. These lucky winners and guests will enjoy the slendour and elegance of one of the world's finest hotels. Read more about the winning ceremony.

Watch out for more details soon, in the meantime browse the different awards categories at www.remoteworkerawards.com.

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How to set up a home office ...

Before you set up a work station at home, check out our Seven Top Tips on how to work from home:

Your Home Office
Ideally, you will have a spare room to create a home office. If not, a corner of another room, will be fine as long as you are not constantly distracted in the family fast lane. Set up your kitSet up your computer, files and phone to give you maximum comfort for long hours. Have enough plug points for PC, printer, phone, scanner, mobile charger, fax machine and answer phone. Even better get an all in once mod con to save on a jumble of cables and wires.

Pick your desk location
You should be able to see the door of the office from where you are sitting or at least more of your surroundings. Beware of facing the garden and the bird bath – too tempting to watch the world go by! A hard chair will give you backache so spend a little extra on a good one.

Working Hours
Working outside 'normal' working hours helps to balance your work and home life so don't feel guilty dashing off to take the lads to footie after school, as long as you get your work done. Catching up in the early morning or later in the evening works well, but also watch out for going OTT. Make sure you close down and walk away at some point or the family will go hungry.

Have a breather
No matter what kind of work you do or what home you do it in, you can go bonkers if you spend 24 hours a day at it. Get out, whenever you can, to clear your head and to see other people. Use lunch time as a good break to pop down to pick up groceries for dinner, step outside to feed the birds during your coffee break or walk the dog around the block to clear the cobwebs. This is also a great way to mull over a document or get inspiration for new ideas.

Keep in Touch
Have no fear that your social life at work comes to an end if you leave your office to work from home, in fact in some cases your relationship with your colleagues may improve. Email is instant but be careful of 'funnies' – they can eat up a huge chunk of time. Chat through business issues by phone and meet for a quick bite every now and then.

Goal scoring
Give yourself little goals and objectives and then reward yourself when they are complete. Make sure family and friends know your hours or days of working at home and stick to that. Don't be tempted to pop over for a coffee or cook a large meal. Give yourself this time as a reward for getting up early on a Monday to finish a long-winded report. Or if you score well with a new client take five to put your feet up before the school run. Whatever incentives work for you, use them to motivate yourself to balance your time around your other responsibilities.

If you have any suggestions on working from home, please submit your articles to grace@remoteemployment.com.

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