The many benefits of asynchronous working


By AGENCY
  • Living
  • Thursday, 10 Dec 2020

Several companies that have made the switch to asynchronous working extol its virtues on employee productivity. — AFP

Could the future of work be asynchronous? This way of working involves a more flexible approach to organising working hours, giving employees more control over their schedules. Easily applicable when working from home, going asynchronous notably promises a better work-life balance.

Asynchronous working is a term that’s on many people’s lips since homeworking was massively adopted due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The opposite of “synchronous” or “in sync, ” Merriam-Webster defines “asynchronous” as something that is “not simultaneous or concurrent in time”.

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