01. What is Remote Employment/Staff?
Remote employment/staff is the use of technology and telecommunications to perform work duties at a location other than the office (e.g. a remote office location operated by the company or a remote office center that hosts remote locations for more than one company).
Remote employment can occur in two forms:
001. On a contract basis where the remote employee contracts their services to the company on a project-by-project basis.
002. On an employee basis where the remote employee actually is part of the company payroll and human resource systems.
02. What is Myremotestaff.com?
Myremotestaff.com is an organization/company that provides reliable and dedicated remote staff for businesses of any size. Myremotestaff.com has packages designed for businesses, which needs a dedicated remote staff. If you think you require the services of remote staff, Myremotestaff.com takes the opportunity to provide you with dedicated remote professionals.
You are the direct employer of your team and we become your remote backend and manage your employee(s) according to your corporate policy. Engaging low cost professionals has turned out to be a very lucrative solution for many of our customers.
Going offshore is a challenge. The Myremotestaff.com business model eliminates 80% of problems associated with it. We will provide a Remote Team for you to work on your customer support, development projects or other assignments. Your team will be physically located in India. Since you choose your own team and manage the team like your own staff, you have full control of your offshore operations. Our job as your partner is to ensure that we find good professionals for you and manage them locally according to your policy.
The process:
1. We discuss your short term and long term needs.
2. Together [you and us,] we come up with the team size and skill set requirements.
3. We send you resume of people which have been screened and who have been interviewed. You shortlist the candidates you like.
4. We arrange for interviews. This can be done via telephone, MSN Chat or in person in Bangalore, India.
5. You select the final candidates.
6. We hire them on your team and hand them over to you.
03. What advantages do I get by having remote staffing over traditional staffing?
You can avail office space and facility without having to rent or buy it by having Remote Staff. You can
manage a team of professionals catering to your office and business needs even without having an office. You can avail the services of talented and professional staff at lesser cost.
04. Will it be expensive to hire Remote Staff?
No, it will not be expensive. In fact, when you consider that you are only paying "time on task" for a very experienced professional with no other extra benefits to pay out and varying rates depending on the type of services you need, you will find that this is one of the best things you could have done to enhance your business.
05. What will be the cost for your services?
Requirements and needs of each client will be different, so the pricing package will be finalized on the basis of a consultation between you and our concerned department. The rate depends on the specific staffing needs, specialty and the skill set of the person that will be dedicated to do your work. You will just be paying an amount, which is almost 50% less compared to what you pay to your real staff.
06. What are the advantages of having remote staff in India?
India's technological advances are noteworthy. Several Fortune 500 companies have opened centers in India to benefit from the technologically skilled, highly educated, dedicated and motivated workforce. Companies like GE, American Express, IBM, and DELL have successfully demonstrated these benefits with total annual savings of a few hundred million dollars between them alone. India leads the world in quality adherence, which is stated from the fact that India has the highest number of Maturity Level 5 organizations in the world.
A major reason why Global Corporations are outsourcing to India today is Productivity Improvement and Quality Improvement. A study by a leading research organization shows that when processes are outsourced to India or when the remote staff are from India, companies not only get the advantage of lower cost but also experience improvement in productivity and quality.
India's advantage as the Remote Employee destination can be summarized as follows:
- Two million graduates each year.
- 82% of the US companies ranked India as their first choice for software outsourcing.
- India is a talent-rich country.
- We are located in Bangalore which is known as the silicon valley of India. It has the highest number of software professionals in the world taking the first place from Osaka, Japan.
- The largest English-speaking population after the USA is in India.
- BPO jobs are one of the career options for Indians.
- India exports software to 95 countries around the world.
- Cost reduction up to 50% in India.
- Government support for Call Center & BPO industry.
- Improving telecom infrastructure to meet outsourced call center requirements.
- Adherence to leading quality practices by various organizations. Certifications are given importance.
- Lower infrastructure costs.
- Favorable time lag: 12 hours with US & 5 hours with Europe
- Overnight turnarounds possible
- Resources with experience of financial and legal systems similar to the west
- Strong domestic IT services industry to support BPO industry
07. How do I control the activities of my remote staff?
You can keep in touch with your remote staff whenever you want through toll-free telephone, fax, video conferencing, instant messenger or email. They will work with you to determine priorities and to ensure that the most important tasks are completed first. You will be corresponding directly with a single point of contact at our end who will be responsible for overall progress of your work and management of the staff dedicated for you. Such a contact would be a Manager or a Director depending upon the strength of the staff working for you.