The adoption of Cross-Border Remote Work (CBRW) has been gaining momentum over recent years, with employees benefiting from the flexibility in where and how to work, and employers tapping into global talent pools. In a post-pandemic world, companies must prepare for the challenges that come with a ‘return to office’ policy. In order to provide guidance and recommendations to business and HR leaders, HCLI needed to investigate the following:
An in-depth quantitative study was launched using Pureprofile’s panel. This complemented the qualitative research that had been conducted by HCLI through interviews in order to fully capture the nuances and dynamics of CBRW. This was achieved by:
Our project management teams defined the relevant respondents from a wide range of organisations, ensuring SMEs, MNCs, local companies and the public sector were covered.
Using our stringent data quality detection, CleanID, we ensured clean and accurate data was collected for close-ended answers from respondents before analysis.
3 in 4 employees said that their companies already have or are intending to adopt CBRW soon
45% of respondents in the IT industry have more than 60% of their organisation engaging in CBRW
MNCs have been the greatest adopters of CBRW with 59% that have already adopted and 25% intending to adopt
The top 3 challenges of CBRW are: managing time zone differences; distractions; and unplugging after work
We had a delightful experience collaborating with Pureprofile, which has been nothing short of impressive. We were fortunate to connect with the Pureprofile team, who helped deliver respondents at scale and within our tight timeframe. The accurate and high-quality data they provided was crucial for our research analyses. We look forward to future collaborations!
Lead Researcher, Human Capital Leadership Institute
