As we move into the new year, many businesses are planning on bringing employees back to work or hiring new ones. Unlike past years, there is a movement towards more out-of-the-box and creative options. They include the following:

1. Increase in flexibility: Employers have discovered that their employees can be productive at home, and employees are more and more expecting that there’s more flexibility in the workplace. A survey from Enterprise Technology Research (ETR) predicts that permanent remote workers are expected to double in 2021. With this shift, companies will require less permanent office space, and those savings could shift into hiring more workers.
2. Expanding access: With the increase of remote work, companies now have access to employees beyond their immediate geographical area. The new era of remote and hybrid work such as one day on site, several days working home (alternating schedules) will evolve – where an employee lives will be less tied to where their employer is located.
3. A shift from location to time: For example, employees may work outside the traditional working hours. Splitting up the day into shifts provides the flexibility to handle family priorities such as children. This will be a wonderful bonus for women in the workplace who due to Covid, may have lost their positions due to childcare or have found themselves overwhelmed and overworked at home.
4. Employers can forecast a greater talent pool: When employers start a job search, many companies are expanding their recruiting efforts through partnerships with staffing organizations by hiring a temporary for project work or long-term as home based office allows an employer to see if they can achieve working independently in this new approach of home-base working before rolling the associate over to their payroll.

Hot Jobs, Inc. is supporting more remote workers for clients to achieve the above goals. Our clients find we act as a function of an extended arm to HR to be of service as companies are staying open to different options that may work best for them.

Hot Jobs, Inc. recruiters work closely with both clientele and candidates to create a successful placement by identifying, screening, as well as helping with retention according to the clientele’s personnel needs. We service the Roaring Fork Valley and surrounding areas including Glenwood Springs, Basalt, Aspen, New Castle, and Rifle, with our corporate headquarters located in Carbondale, Colorado.