Asynchronous Work

A work mode where team members work at different times rather than in real-time, allowing maximum flexibility for distributed teams.

BYOD

BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) or Bring Your Personal Communication Equipment is a practice that involves using personal devices (smartphone, laptop, tablet) in a professional context. This practice raises data security concerns.

Clean DESK

A practice that involves not assigning personal desks to employees. Desks are cleared, and paperwork is kept to a minimum. Everyone can use any desk.

Cloud Computing

The use of remote servers to store, manage, and process data rather than on a local server or personal computer, essential for remote work.

Coliving

Coliving or cohabitation is a model of communal residential living that accommodates three or more people without biological kinship. Generally, coliving is a type of intentional community that provides shared housing for individuals with similar values or intentions. The cohabitation experience can extend to a shared workspace and collective efforts for a more sustainable lifestyle. Coliving can also offer a conducive environment for telework.

Commute

Daily travel between home and workplace, largely reduced or eliminated by telework, contributing to better quality of life and sustainability.

Coworking

A method of organizing work that combines shared workspace and a network of workers practicing exchange and openness; legally this translates into renting shared workspaces.

Coworking Space

A shared workspace. These spaces can foster collaboration among workers.

Cybersecurity

Security measures to protect personal and professional data.

Data and Privacy

Issues related to the protection of information in the context of telework.

Deep Work

State of deep concentration without distraction, allowing complex cognitive tasks to be accomplished more efficiently and productively.

Desk Booking

System allowing employees to reserve a workspace in advance in flexible offices, optimizing space utilization and facilitating planning.

Digital Nomad

A practice by individuals whose activities require frequent travel and who can stay in contact with their company through electronic communication means. The nomad spends most of their work time outside the company without a fixed workstation, unlike the teleworker at home. Digital nomad communities, such as Remote Year, support this lifestyle.

Digital Workspace

Integrated virtual environment bringing together all the tools, applications, and resources needed to work effectively remotely.

Ergonomics

The study of adapting the workspace to the worker to improve comfort and productivity, particularly important for remote workers.

Flex-office

A workspace with unassigned desks. This allows employees to choose where they want to work. Benefits include better collaboration and more efficient use of office space.

4-Day Work Week

Work model where employees work four days per week instead of five, often with the same salary, improving work-life balance and productivity.

Hot Desking

A system where employees don't have an assigned desk and choose an available workspace each day, similar to clean desk but with possible reservation.

Hybrid Work

Hybrid work can be combined with other work modes, such as flex office, coworking, or smart office. The hybrid employee does not necessarily have a dedicated office in their company's premises. Their workspace and working hours are more flexible than those of an employee working only on-site, allowing for increased productivity. This work mode also promotes well-being and inclusion while reducing the ecological footprint due to less commuting.

KPI (Key Performance Indicators)

Metrics used to measure productivity and efficiency of remote employees, adapted to evaluate results rather than presence.

Onboarding

Process of welcoming and integrating new employees into the company, adapted for remote work context with virtual training and online mentoring.

Phygital

Phygital refers to a way of working that combines physical and digital. It allows employees to work anywhere, anytime, and from any digital device. Technologies, such as digital whiteboards, facilitate this type of work.

Productivity Tools

Software and applications that facilitate remote work, such as Slack, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Trello, Asana, enabling communication and project management.

Remote-First

A company culture where remote work is the default norm, with processes and tools optimized for distributed teams.

Right to Disconnect

The right for employees not to be contacted outside working hours, promoting work-life balance.

Smart Office

The Smart Office is a workplace where modern technology is used to help employees work more intelligently, better, and faster. The Smart Office consists of a set of technologies that connect employees, the building, and existing IT infrastructure to achieve these goals. The Smart Office aims to create a more collaborative and efficient work environment, incorporating IoT and AI.

Sustainability

The impact of hybrid work on the environment and reducing carbon footprints.

Team Building

Activities and initiatives aimed at strengthening team cohesion and interpersonal relationships, adapted to virtual context with online events and hybrid meetings.

Telework

An organization of work that allows the teleworker to regularly and voluntarily perform a job that could have been done in the employer's premises, outside of those premises using information and communication technologies. Telework can also include 'hybrid work,' where employees work both in the office and remotely. (in English: telework, teleworking, telecommuting, remote work, remote working, mobile working)

Telework can take place:

• At the employee's home
• In a 'third place' (telecenter, coworking space…)

Telework performed by employees in the private sector or public personnel employed under private law conditions is defined by the employment contract or an amendment to it. A company agreement or a branch agreement can also organize telework in accordance with the labor code.

Time Zone Management

Coordination and planning of work between teams located in different time zones, crucial for international distributed teams.

Video Conferencing

Technology enabling virtual real-time meetings with video and audio, essential for communication and collaboration of remote teams via platforms like Zoom, Teams, or Google Meet.

Virtual Office

A digital work environment that replicates the functionalities of a physical office, enabling remote teams to collaborate effectively.

VPN (Virtual Private Network)

Technology creating a secure, encrypted connection between the user's device and the company network, protecting sensitive data during remote work.

Well-being

Concepts related to mental health and burnout prevention.

Work-Life Balance

The ability to maintain a healthy balance between professional responsibilities and personal life, essential for remote worker well-being.

Workplace Analytics

Analysis of workspace usage patterns and employee behavior to optimize office design, resource allocation, and support hybrid work strategies.