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The practice of remote working has increased in the last few years. Remote workers must feel included in an organization; otherwise, they develop the feeling of loneliness and disengagement. There are some crucial tips that managers can follow to stop remote workers from disengaging. Let’s have a look at the following tips:

• Ensure that the organizations call remote workers once in a year for an offsite meeting or social event.
• Allow remote workers to participate in staff meetings several times a year, which can help build a sense of connection among remote employees. These employees will work harder if they get reorganization in the organization.
• Ensure that video conferencing should be used for meetings so that remote workers can see and hear everyone. The practice of video conferencing is much better than an email. Organizations can extend their in-office experiences like yoga, meditation, and company meetings to their employees with video conferencing solutions.
• Consider deploying tools and technologies that help in increasing employee collaboration. This practice helps in collaborating and sharing the ideas of remote workers.
• Organizations should make an effort to influence the culture of recognition that reduces the feelings of isolation and encourages engagement of the remote employees.
• Measure the remote workforce's activity by collecting data that help managers know the ideal state of employee engagement.
• Give the remote workers facetime by scheduling a weekly one-on-one with them. It will help in building the link between remote workers and the workers working in an organization. 
• Use technology like messaging systems to allow remote employees to share information and other types of documents related to work. Share important company-wide communications by leveraging communication channels.
• Send virtual gift cards on employees’ birthday. If they did something beyond their assignment, then organizations can schedule a team call to recognize their hard efforts.
• Gamify the teamwork by employing game-based performance management systems to standardize the performance metrics and evaluation criteria for remote employees.

By executing the tips mentioned above, the organization's management can help remote workers form an active connection with the office staff. All these tips can help stop remote workers from disengaging. It enables remote workers to have their voice in the organization. If the remote employees feel heard and valued, they feel that they are the part of the organization and work with more motivation.