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The coronavirus pandemic<\/a> has meant that many of us have had to rethink, reorganise and reshape our daily lives. Lockdowns, quarantining and self-isolating have meant that regular routines have been disrupted and new, adaptable ways of doing things have had to be found. Working from home is just one of the many “new normals” we had to get used to.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Covid-19 has changed the way we work<\/h1>\n

For most of 2020, millions of people around the world have been working from home. Many employees have been working remotely for the first time in their career and often in jobs that have never before been conducted outside of an office setting.<\/span><\/p>\n

For many employees, working from home has been a new, and largely positive, experience. Remote working has meant less commuting, a better work-life balance and even increased productivity.<\/span><\/p>\n

But for all its positives, working from home can lead to difficulties and can take some adjusting. From missing the professional environment to having to be more flexible with time, remote working can throw up a variety of issues. For many people entering the workforce for the first time in 2020, their first job will be a remote job and these new workers won’t have coworkers on-site to help them learn the ropes.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, as some companies have given up their office space completely due to the coronavirus crisis, working from home is here to stay for many employees. Here at Alison, for example, we have downsized our main office space in Galway by 80% and are moving towards a fully remote workplace model.<\/span><\/p>\n

So to help you adapt to the future of work, Alison has selected the key courses necessary to help remote employees transition smoothly to working from home.<\/span><\/p>\n

Alison’s working from home toolkit<\/h1>\n

Free courses to get you started<\/h2>\n

From time management to how to use Google’s suite of free apps, this list of free online courses will get you set up to work remotely.<\/p>\n