The emergency shift to remote work has been a shocking success, or at least a surprising non-failure. It has converted skeptical CEOs (though certainly not all of them) and ushered in more flexible workplace policies across a wide range of sectors.
But some companies have proven better at remote work than others. And today we salute them in our first ever global ranking of the best companies for remote workers.
The employers on our list answered a lengthy questionnaire about their policies, pay and benefits, and management practices. Then we gauged their remote employees’ satisfaction through surveys that focused on their experience in a remote environment. For example, could they independently access the information and documentation needed to do their job well? Are they able to participate effectively in meetings? Do they feel confident that working remotely creates no disadvantage for them when it comes to being assigned work or considered for promotions?
To make our list, employers had to demonstrate that they treat remote work not as a stopgap or as something to be tolerated but as a business priority that provides its own set of competitive advantages.
Check out the full ranking here. And click here for more coverage of Quartz’s 2021 list of the Best Companies for Remote Workers.
Rankings are a tricky business. But we’re confident the companies on our list have a lot to offer remote employees when it comes to leadership and planning, corporate culture and communication, pay and benefits, and overall engagement. We know because remote workers told us so.
—Heather Landy, executive editor