But, having all that freedom, are employees working remotely as productive as those in the office?

In the case of the study, conducted in 2017, that cause was Hurricane Harvey.

During the study period, the company was forced to close its offices due to flooding from Hurricane Harvey.

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This led to employees having no choice but to work remotely for up to seven months, for some.

What they found strongly suggests that remote work does not negatively impact workplace productivity.

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