Supervisors should be aware of the needs and provide task and social support to employees with disabilities. Working remotely is only positive when workers with disabilities are offered various opportunities and virtual strategies to socialize, their needs are well-considered, and working remotely is a choice but not the only option for them. 

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Task support could be reinforced by sharing information among teams regularly, providing relevant job assistance and resources, enabling remote workers to complete their tasks independently, without relying on office-based peers or facilities. 

Task Support

Employers should use various methods to provide social support to remote workers. Social support from supervisors enables remote workers to experience a positive work-life balance and let them feel supported. 

Social Support

Shirmohammadi, M., Au, W. C., &amp; Beigi, M. (2022). Remote work and Work-Life Balance: Lessons learned from the covid-19 pandemic and suggestions for HRD Practitioners. Human Resource Development International, 25(2), 163–181. https://doi.org/10.1080/13678868.2022.2047380 

Remote work and work-life balance: Lessons learned from the covid-19 pandemic and suggestions for HRD practitioners

Although supervisors’ monitoring may help remote workers finish their work tasks, excessive monitoring should be avoided because according to research, constant and excessive monitoring negatively influences remote workers’ productivity and creates work-family conflict. 

Avoid Excessive Monitoring

Special Task and Social Support: Employees with Disabilities

Supporting remote workers’ 
- family demands
- space limitations
- technology needs

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