{"id":194385,"date":"2021-04-23T13:38:44","date_gmt":"2021-04-23T17:38:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.attendancebot.com\/blog\/?p=194385"},"modified":"2021-08-31T06:25:42","modified_gmt":"2021-08-31T10:25:42","slug":"employee-monitoring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.attendancebot.com\/blog\/employee-monitoring\/","title":{"rendered":"The Comprehensive Guide to Employee Monitoring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remote work has been rising over the last few years. But the pandemic forced companies to adopt remote work arrangements simply to keep operations running.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But as a lot of businesses are shifting back from merely surviving to thrive they have begun to ask the hard questions. How to monitor employees working from home?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are a number of employee monitoring examples where intrusive tactics like stealth tracking and collecting data out of work hours have backfired for companies.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This brings us to the question. How can monitoring employees in the workplace be done ethically and effectively?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper fourthree\" style=\"width:960px;max-width:100%;margin:5px auto;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_7hw4bRFmPgo\"><div id=\"lyte_7hw4bRFmPgo\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F7hw4bRFmPgo%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/7hw4bRFmPgo\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F7hw4bRFmPgo%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"YouTube video thumbnail\" width=\"960\" height=\"700\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:960px;margin:5px auto;\"><\/div><\/p>\n\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is Employee Monitoring?\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Employee monitoring is the process of tracking the activities, productivity, and even location of employees. In-office employee surveillance primarily includes business communication, video, and attendance monitoring. But with the rise of remote work, staff monitoring is also beginning to include keystroke, GPS, and computer monitoring.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As employee monitoring tools are becoming more efficient, and maybe even excessively intrusive, their impact on employee privacy rights is being questioned.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What are the Employee Privacy Laws?\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Employees should be entitled to the right to privacy. With employee monitoring software becoming increasingly aggressive, there are some workplace surveillance laws that should be heeded.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Employee Privacy Laws in the United States<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The citizens of the United States believe strongly in the ideals of freedom and liberty. The general expectation is that employees have the right to privacy. But with so few privacy laws in the workplace, the law doesn\u2019t support that expectation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Almost all privacy laws in the United States are skewed towards the data privacy of employers and very rarely support employee privacy. <\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the federal level, The Electronics Communications Privacy Act prohibits the unauthorized interception of verbal and electronic communications at the transmission stage. It also prohibits the unauthorized accessing of electronic communications.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To simplify legal speak, it means that employers should not tap phones and should not access emails unlawfully. But employers can be exempt from this due to these exceptions:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the employer can show a legitimate business purpose for employee monitoring<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If an employee has knowledge of the employer\u2019s policy and still uses the system<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In fact, it is common practice for employers to make sure employees sign away any residual rights. They can do so by simply acknowledging that the employers can monitor computer usage including internet and email access. Often, employers do it through something as innocuous as a user agreement.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">State Law on Employee Privacy<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As is the case with any state-level legislation, all states have different laws on workplace privacy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cyber.harvard.edu\/privacy\/Module3_Intronew.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Harvard Law<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 48 states have statutes similar to the Electronics Communications Privacy Act. But most states (at least 32) have statutes that appear even stricter than the Electronics Communications Privacy Act.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Several state constitutions, including those of Florida, Louisiana, and California, expressly guarantee the right to privacy. Although this might give employees heightened expectations of privacy, it isn\u2019t applicable to company communications.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Employee Privacy Laws in the EU<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although the EU does not have any specific laws with regard to employee monitoring, companies aim to be GDPR compliant. GDPR requires:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Employers to perform a Privacy Impact Assessment before implementing any employee tracking software<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The express consent of employees before any employee monitoring begins\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Employee Privacy Laws in Canada<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although there are no federal laws primary for employee monitoring, there are several common law cases that are applicable. The general rule is that employees do not have an absolute right to privacy in the workplace. Employees should consent and acknowledge all monitoring policies.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Obviously, this is a confusing area simply because technological advancements are outpacing the law. But as a general rule:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Always inform employees about the surveillance methods used and take formal consent<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Employees should know where the employers with use the data\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do not indulge in any kind of staff monitoring after work\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-194387 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Employee-Monitoring-Statistics-min.png\" alt=\"Employee Monitoring Statistics \" width=\"1000\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Employee-Monitoring-Statistics-min.png 1000w, https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Employee-Monitoring-Statistics-min-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Employee-Monitoring-Statistics-min-768x614.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Employee-Monitoring-Statistics-min-380x304.png 380w, https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Employee-Monitoring-Statistics-min-800x640.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is Employee Monitoring Software?\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Employee monitoring software is the medium through which employers monitor all activities and productivity of employees. The best employee monitoring software is one that provides complete visibility of all predetermined metrics for the entire staff on a single dashboard.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What are the Types of Employee Monitoring Software?\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With companies requiring different levels of employee monitoring, there are many employee monitoring software alternatives. For the purpose of this blog, we are limiting ourselves to remote monitoring software commonly used for monitoring white-collar workers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Employee Tracking Software<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Traditionally, blue-collar workers have been GPS tracked through company hardware on their phones or vehicles. With the growing popularity of remote employee monitoring, employers are repurposing GPS tracking to ensure that employees are working from the location they were hired for. In the context of the United States, this may be to ensure that the company is compliant with all local laws and regulations of the employee\u2019s place of work.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Time Tracking with Screen Capture<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Companies ensure that employees aren\u2019t slacking off at home by using screen monitoring software. This software tracks the employee\u2019s computer to find out exactly what project the employee is working on, their activity rates, and even idle time. To top it all, they can also capture the screen of the employee at frequent intervals to ensure that the employee isn\u2019t doing something they aren\u2019t supposed to. Time tracking software with screen capturing ensures almost no privacy for the employee.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Time Tracking Software\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This type of remote employee <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.attendancebot.com\/time-tracking\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">time tracking<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is much less intrusive and treats employees as partners and not school children. This type of productivity tracking software puts the burden of data input on the employee. They let the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.attendancebot.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">time tracking software<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> know when they&#8217;re punching in when they\u2019re punching out, what project they&#8217;re working on, and for how long. Employers can then look into the data to measure productivity, billable hours, and payroll.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What are the Advantages and Disadvantages of Employee Monitoring?\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advantages of Employee Monitoring<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Irrespective of size, there are certain benefits that employee tracking has.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Improved Time Theft\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A lot of companies believe that when employees are taking a break or even having a quick chat with their colleagues they may be committing time theft. Although the term is debatable and so are the pitfalls of these activities, some companies may wish to minimize it. In such cases, employee tracking software ensures that employees are mindful of non-productive tasks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enhanced Productivity<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Irrespective of how intrusive the employee monitoring software is, there is always a way to measure and enhance productivity using them. Both employees and employers are able to track time spent on projects, breaks taken, and punches. This data can be used to produce insights around productive hours, workforce management, and profitable projects.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Less Busy Work for HR\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HR manages employee productivity but who improves HR productivity? With HR being so busy with a multitude of tasks throughout the day, attendance and time tracking can be quite a drain on productivity. With employee tracking software like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.attendancebot.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AttendanceBot<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, HR can forget about tracking punches, vacation requests, and payroll inputs. They can do away with all the admin busywork and just focus on more productive tasks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Actionable Security Insights\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When we say security we mean everything from employee wellbeing to data security.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, if an employee is unresponsive for a while the company can check the GPS coordinates of the employee and check if everything is alright.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although intrusive, a feature like this can be life-saving too.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With email and message tracking, employers can ensure that there aren\u2019t any embarrassing data breaches.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-194388 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/How-Employees-Feel-About-Employee-Monitoring-min-1024x576.png\" alt=\"How Employees Feel About Employee Monitoring\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/How-Employees-Feel-About-Employee-Monitoring-min-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/How-Employees-Feel-About-Employee-Monitoring-min-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/How-Employees-Feel-About-Employee-Monitoring-min-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/How-Employees-Feel-About-Employee-Monitoring-min-380x214.png 380w, https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/How-Employees-Feel-About-Employee-Monitoring-min-800x450.png 800w, https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/How-Employees-Feel-About-Employee-Monitoring-min-1160x653.png 1160w, https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/How-Employees-Feel-About-Employee-Monitoring-min.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Disadvantages of Employee Monitoring<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although employee monitoring may seem like the Holy Grail of employee productivity trackers, there are some downsides that need to be considered.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Detrimental to Team Morale<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With so many employee tracking tools focusing just on productivity they forget that humans aren\u2019t machines. They don\u2019t perform consistently all the time. With the software constantly pitting team members against each other based on performance, team morale can take a serious hit.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fears of Privacy Violations<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the world of GDPR compliance, constant monitoring can be quite harrowing. Employees are scared of data breaches that can have far-reaching consequences.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Employee Burnout\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Constant monitoring can cause employees to overwork themselves. Their daily casual walk around the room or even just chatting with colleagues can be kicked to the curb in order to &#8220;maximize productivity&#8221;. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They keep at it all day and end up burning out due to the constant stress and pressure.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lack of Trust\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Employees are, for the most part, honest and trustworthy. They want to work and be productive. When companies trust that they will by giving them freedom, they work harder.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Employees can lose that sense of accountability when their workspace is constantly being screenshotted and tracked. They may look for ways to game the system even though they don\u2019t have any malicious intent. Employers need to understand that this is a potentially dangerous disadvantage of employee tracking tools.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Legal Repercussions\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Employee privacy laws are convoluted across the world. With remote teams having increasingly diverse nationalities involved, it makes sense to check the local guidelines around employee privacy. Do your due diligence to ensure that there are no legal ramifications for the company.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-194389 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Employee-Monitoring-post-COVID-min-820x1024.png\" alt=\"Employee Monitoring post COVID\" width=\"820\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Employee-Monitoring-post-COVID-min-820x1024.png 820w, https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Employee-Monitoring-post-COVID-min-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Employee-Monitoring-post-COVID-min-768x959.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Employee-Monitoring-post-COVID-min-1230x1536.png 1230w, https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Employee-Monitoring-post-COVID-min-380x474.png 380w, https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Employee-Monitoring-post-COVID-min-800x999.png 800w, https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Employee-Monitoring-post-COVID-min-1160x1448.png 1160w, https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Employee-Monitoring-post-COVID-min.png 1385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" \/><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gartner.com\/smarterwithgartner\/9-tips-for-managing-remote-employees\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source: Gartner<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What are the Guidelines for Seamless Employee Monitoring?\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consent, Consent, and Some More Consent\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The consent to monitor isn\u2019t just a simple legal requirement. Employees need to know that they can trust their employer. If you mention employee monitoring tools as just another term and condition, when they do find out the extent of surveillance they\u2019ll feel cheated. Ensure that you ask for consent expressly and provide them with all information.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The What and Why of Employee Tracking\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ensure complete transparency by telling employees what metrics you will be monitoring and why. Introduce your employee monitoring solution carefully.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Call a Town Hall where the CEO explains the need for an employee tracking solution.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Introduce the solution and answer any questions employees may have regarding privacy\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have a kickass internal marketing plan to improve adoption rates<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ask for feedback every step of the way<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ensure that all fears are allayed and feedback is incorporated<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have an Employee Monitoring Policy<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Taking consent and feedback can be easy in the initial stages of software adoption. But as time passes, it becomes more important to crystalize processes in a policy document. Make an employee monitoring software policy that is easy to understand and includes the most frequently asked questions. Be sure to include this in the onboarding process so that all new hires know what to expect.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both Positive Reinforcement Along with Negative<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oppression is often mentally associated with surveillance software. Make sure that your employees don\u2019t make the same connection. Use employee monitoring as a tool to help improve employee productivity and reward exceptional performance. Try not to tie employee monitoring to just inefficiencies.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Find out ways to reward well-performing employees, especially if employees are being pulled up for questionable productivity.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Move Beyond Metrics<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We live in unique and tough times. Hardworking and talented employees may be stretched a bit too thin. It could be because of conditions at home or even deteriorating mental health. Make sure that managers take the time to talk to these employees with tact and a strong mindset of supporting them well. These employees are valuable and need to be retained. Ensure that managers are trying to understand the employee\u2019s situation and focusing on helping them improve performance.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To conclude an important but complex topic, only use intrusive employee monitoring methods if you have a legitimate reason. Don\u2019t do it for the sake of it, because it\u2019ll begin to look like employers spying on employees at home very easily.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have any questions about time tracking, productivity, or even just the metrics to track reach out to us at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/harmonizehq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@HarmonizeHQ<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Remote work has been rising over the last few years. 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