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Remote work

Meaning in human resources, with examples

nounCore term

In human resources, remote work means: Doing your job away from the company's office, usually from home, using a computer and the internet to work with colleagues.

In Turkish: uzaktan çalışma, evden çalışma

How it is used

Also remote working (UK) and working from home (WFH). A remote-first company is built around it; hybrid work mixes office days and home days. HR writes remote work policies on equipment, hours and security.

Example sentences

  1. Remote work is possible three days a week for most roles in this team.

  2. Our remote work policy says you must use a company laptop and a secure connection.

Common collocations

  • remote work policy
  • fully remote
  • hybrid work
  • work remotely
  • remote-first
  • flexible workingWays of working that differ from fixed office hours, such as flexible start and finish times, part-time hours, compressed weeks or working from home.
  • working hoursThe times and the number of hours an employee is expected to work, for example nine to five, or 40 hours a week.
  • wellbeingThe physical and mental health and general happiness of employees, and the programmes a company offers to support them.
  • data protectionLaws and practices that control how personal information about people, such as employees and candidates, is collected, stored, used and deleted.

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