Over the past few years, the popularity of remote and hybrid work has exploded, primarily driven by health restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, with lockdowns becoming a distant memory, employees have begun returning to the office. While some employers argue that in-office work results in better team collaboration and cohesion, remote work advocates say that working from home provides flexibility and work-life balance while allowing companies to recruit from a wider talent pool.
As more employers, including those in the tech industry, mandate the return to office work, employees have understandably pushed back. As a result, many companies have adopted a hybrid work schedule splitting the difference between remote and on-site employment. As with any major transition, this process can be complicated. Employers need a tool to manage a workforce in flux while balancing accountability, productivity and employee welfare.
The pandemic stay-at-home orders, first imposed in 2020, negatively affected some companies’ productivity. CuraeSoft on the other hand, having already figured out the basics of remote work, was able to transition more smoothly. This success inspired the company to create coAmplifi, a tool enabling other organizations to go remote when necessary—like during inclement weather and other emergencies.
CuraeSoft further developed coAmplifi into a multi-modular workforce management platform for companies transitioning their employees from remote to in-office or vice versa. By acting as a company’s virtual headquarters (vHQ), coAmplifi allows employers to effectively manage teams regardless of their work location. And with modules encompassing multiple company operations—including business analytics, time tracking and payroll, project management, wage-hour compliance and more—coAmplifi is an all-in-one tool.
Through coAmplifi, organizations can clearly define their objectives, strategies and tactics, divide them into specific projects and have a neatly organized view of each employee’s assigned deliverables. The platform also provides organizations with an array of collaboration tools that help distributed teams work seamlessly together.
Mark Parinas, CuraeSoft’s Founder and CEO, says “it’s paramount to have an orderly transition so that the workforce can maintain productivity and avoid chaotic events like an employee exodus.”
Given this context, it’s worth highlighting that the coAmplifi vHQ can also help organizations respond to major changes in working situations. With its unique features, companies can access a wider pool of talent while workers—including people with disabilities and fractional remote workers—can thrive outside the traditional in-office setting as they share their skills effectively.
“Employers need to recognize that their employees are individuals, each with unique circumstances and needs,” Parinas says. “We’ve seen that forcing them to conform to a narrow definition of productivity is ineffective and unsustainable. To succeed in the new world of work, flexibility is key. Organizations are provided with that flexibility with coAmplifi, allowing them to operate a fully remote or fully in-office workforce, as well as every imaginable setup in between. The ability to rapidly switch working modes depending on the situation helps companies become more nimble and responsive, which contributes to long-term stability.”
