Approach to Remote Working: Perceptions, Visibility at Workplace, and the Impact on the Career Progression

Abstract

In this present day, remote work arrangements are seen as having a new future ahead as another emergent trend in strategic human resource planning. Despite the increasing popularity of remote working among employees and employers even before COVID-19 hits the globe, there are also increasing concerns that are being expressed by both employers and employees about their presence at the workplace and how this will affect their future career progression. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the issue of workplace visibility had already been a topic of discussion. However, the current situation has brought about significant changes and is anticipated to result in varying perspectives on the importance of visibility in the workplace, particularly in light of the potential for remote work arrangements in the foreseeable future. This, in turn, may have implications for the career advancement of employees. This pre-planned study adopts the exploratory qualitative research design, where the respondents are from financial sectors in Klang Valley, Malaysia, who previously or are still working remotely, either in hybrid or full-time modes. The data collected from the interview’s session will be processed and analysed using reflexive thematic analysis.