{"id":21057,"date":"2020-04-01T15:34:12","date_gmt":"2020-04-01T14:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/benefex-dev.local\/en\/2020\/04\/01\/the-importance-of-distant-socialising-during-a-time-of-social-distancing\/"},"modified":"2020-04-01T15:34:12","modified_gmt":"2020-04-01T14:34:12","slug":"the-importance-of-distant-socialising-during-a-time-of-social-distancing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/benifex.com\/en\/the-importance-of-distant-socialising-during-a-time-of-social-distancing\/","title":{"rendered":"The Importance of Distant Socializing During Social Distancing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Following the advice of government authorities around the world in connection with the current coronavirus outbreak, many organizations have made the decision to allow their employees to work remotely.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Even for employees who work from home regularly, working from home for extended periods can take some time getting used to. For many of us, it has not only meant making physical adjustments, such as setting up a designated working area at home, but also mental adjustments, including forming new routines, making sure we take breaks throughout the day and learning how and when to switch off for the day.<\/span><\/p>\n

Distant Socializing<\/span><\/h2>\n

While many countries are using different measures to ensure that people adhere to social distancing to reduce the spreading of COVID-19, being that humans beings are inherently social creatures<\/a>, maintaining a sense of social connection is imperative to our overall wellbeing<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

In our blog post, How Your Colleagues Contribute To Your Happiness At Work<\/a>, we discuss the importance of work relationships and how our colleagues affect our health and productivity. Therefore, during this time of uncertainty and social distancing, it\u2019s important that we participate in various forms of distant socializing. <\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to daily and weekly online team meetings, some other examples of distant socializing could be organizing mid-afternoon or morning coffee breaks with colleagues online, Friday after-work drinks online, and team activities such as quizzes or other games online. What\u2019s most important is that colleagues connect with each other regularly.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cCommunication \u2013 the human connection \u2013 is the key to personal and career success\u201d<\/em>
\u2013 Paul J. Meyer<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"online-meeting-with-colleagues\"<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Creating a Positive Cycle<\/span><\/h2>\n

A great example of a company maintaining strong communication lines, connection and spirit among its employees is German bicycle company, Derby Cycle. <\/span><\/p>\n

In Germany, if there is a shortage of work due to a crisis like the current coronavirus, companies can reduce employee hours and the state provides money to support employees. This system is known as \u201cshort-time work\u201d and it helps companies avoid unfortunate layoffs.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Derby-Plattform-1\"<\/span><\/p>\n

Right now, the majority of Derby Cycle employees are working under \u201cshort-time work\u201d conditions. During this time, the company is using the communication tools inside the Benify benefits platform as the primary communication device to create and send important updates to employees via push notification, e-mail and messages inside the benefits platform.<\/span><\/p>\n

Additionally, Derby Cycle has also taken the initiative to set up a new \u201cencourage each other\u201d page. Through the \u201cencourage each other\u201d page, Derby Cycle employees can share photos with each other showing their work-from-home set up as well as send each other encouraging and motivating messages.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Derby-Plattform-2\"<\/span><\/p>\n

Derby Cycle\u2019s initiative exemplifies Abraham Maslow\u2019s Hierarchy of Needs theory<\/a>, which states that among our needs as humans is the need to belong (i.e. friendships, relationships, and family) and the need for esteem (i.e. feelings of confidence in oneself and respect from others).<\/span><\/p>\n

Since Derby Cycle employees can access their Benify platform via desktop or via the employee app on their smartphones, employees can stay connected to each other anytime, anywhere.<\/span>
<\/span><\/p>\n

In times of uncertainty, it\u2019s important that we stay connected to each other, encourage and motivate one another and share positive news using all technology and communication channels available to us.<\/span><\/p>\n

\n

For tips on how to maintain unity and productivity with a remote workforce, don\u2019t miss our blog post,<\/span> Top 5 Tips for Communicating with Employees Working from Home<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Following the advice of government authorities around the world in connection with the current coronavirus outbreak, many organizations have made the decision to allow their employees to work remotely.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":21058,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"tpl.news-post.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[796,730],"tags":[798,734],"class_list":["post-21057","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-employee-communication","category-employee-engagement","tag-employee-communication","tag-employee-engagement"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nThe Importance of Distant Socializing During Social Distancing<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"While most countries have enforced social distancing, maintaining social connection is imperative to our wellbeing.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/benifex.com\/en\/the-importance-of-distant-socialising-during-a-time-of-social-distancing\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Importance of Distant Socializing During Social Distancing\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"While most countries have enforced social distancing, maintaining social connection is imperative to our wellbeing.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/benifex.com\/en\/the-importance-of-distant-socialising-during-a-time-of-social-distancing\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Benifex\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-04-01T14:34:12+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/benifex.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/03\/1__1141211585043345_TopfivetipsforcommunicatingMAIN.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"900\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jonny Wright\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jonny Wright\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/benifex.com\/en\/the-importance-of-distant-socialising-during-a-time-of-social-distancing\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/benifex.com\/en\/the-importance-of-distant-socialising-during-a-time-of-social-distancing\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Jonny Wright\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/benifex.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/436b303293df43e733cb0148b1634d19\"},\"headline\":\"The Importance of Distant Socializing During Social Distancing\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-04-01T14:34:12+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/benifex.com\/en\/the-importance-of-distant-socialising-during-a-time-of-social-distancing\/\"},\"wordCount\":572,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/benifex.com\/en\/the-importance-of-distant-socialising-during-a-time-of-social-distancing\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/benifex.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/03\/1__1141211585043345_TopfivetipsforcommunicatingMAIN.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Employee Communication\",\"Employee Engagement\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Employee Communication\",\"Employee Engagement\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/benifex.com\/en\/the-importance-of-distant-socialising-during-a-time-of-social-distancing\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/benifex.com\/en\/the-importance-of-distant-socialising-during-a-time-of-social-distancing\/\",\"name\":\"The Importance of Distant Socializing During Social Distancing\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/benifex.com\/en\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/benifex.com\/en\/the-importance-of-distant-socialising-during-a-time-of-social-distancing\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/benifex.com\/en\/the-importance-of-distant-socialising-during-a-time-of-social-distancing\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/benifex.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/03\/1__1141211585043345_TopfivetipsforcommunicatingMAIN.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-04-01T14:34:12+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/benifex.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/436b303293df43e733cb0148b1634d19\"},\"description\":\"While most countries have enforced social distancing, maintaining social connection is imperative to our wellbeing.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/benifex.com\/en\/the-importance-of-distant-socialising-during-a-time-of-social-distancing\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/benifex.com\/en\/the-importance-of-distant-socialising-during-a-time-of-social-distancing\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/benifex.com\/en\/the-importance-of-distant-socialising-during-a-time-of-social-distancing\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/benifex.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/03\/1__1141211585043345_TopfivetipsforcommunicatingMAIN.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/benifex.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/03\/1__1141211585043345_TopfivetipsforcommunicatingMAIN.jpg\",\"width\":900,\"height\":600},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/benifex.com\/en\/the-importance-of-distant-socialising-during-a-time-of-social-distancing\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/benifex.com\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"The Importance of Distant Socializing During Social Distancing\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/benifex.com\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/benifex.com\/en\/\",\"name\":\"Benifex\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/benifex.com\/en\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/benifex.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/436b303293df43e733cb0148b1634d19\",\"name\":\"Jonny Wright\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/74e99eb22d6d2ffd9abd8c36ee8c789672dae0ba9983fa5d8f5d99c5708cbefa?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/74e99eb22d6d2ffd9abd8c36ee8c789672dae0ba9983fa5d8f5d99c5708cbefa?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/74e99eb22d6d2ffd9abd8c36ee8c789672dae0ba9983fa5d8f5d99c5708cbefa?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Jonny Wright\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/benifex.com\/en\/author\/jonnyadigi-co-uk\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"The Importance of Distant Socializing During Social Distancing","description":"While most countries have enforced social distancing, maintaining social connection is imperative to our wellbeing.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/benifex.com\/en\/the-importance-of-distant-socialising-during-a-time-of-social-distancing\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"The Importance of Distant Socializing During Social Distancing","og_description":"While most countries have enforced social distancing, maintaining social connection is imperative to our wellbeing.","og_url":"https:\/\/benifex.com\/en\/the-importance-of-distant-socialising-during-a-time-of-social-distancing\/","og_site_name":"Benifex","article_published_time":"2020-04-01T14:34:12+00:00","og_image":[{"width":900,"height":600,"url":"https:\/\/benifex.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/03\/1__1141211585043345_TopfivetipsforcommunicatingMAIN.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Jonny Wright","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Jonny Wright","Estimated reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/benifex.com\/en\/the-importance-of-distant-socialising-during-a-time-of-social-distancing\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/benifex.com\/en\/the-importance-of-distant-socialising-during-a-time-of-social-distancing\/"},"author":{"name":"Jonny Wright","@id":"https:\/\/benifex.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/436b303293df43e733cb0148b1634d19"},"headline":"The Importance of Distant Socializing During Social Distancing","datePublished":"2020-04-01T14:34:12+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/benifex.com\/en\/the-importance-of-distant-socialising-during-a-time-of-social-distancing\/"},"wordCount":572,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/benifex.com\/en\/the-importance-of-distant-socialising-during-a-time-of-social-distancing\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/benifex.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/03\/1__1141211585043345_TopfivetipsforcommunicatingMAIN.jpg","keywords":["Employee Communication","Employee Engagement"],"articleSection":["Employee Communication","Employee Engagement"],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/benifex.com\/en\/the-importance-of-distant-socialising-during-a-time-of-social-distancing\/","url":"https:\/\/benifex.com\/en\/the-importance-of-distant-socialising-during-a-time-of-social-distancing\/","name":"The Importance of Distant Socializing During Social Distancing","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/benifex.com\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/benifex.com\/en\/the-importance-of-distant-socialising-during-a-time-of-social-distancing\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/benifex.com\/en\/the-importance-of-distant-socialising-during-a-time-of-social-distancing\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/benifex.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/03\/1__1141211585043345_TopfivetipsforcommunicatingMAIN.jpg","datePublished":"2020-04-01T14:34:12+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/benifex.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/436b303293df43e733cb0148b1634d19"},"description":"While most countries have enforced social distancing, maintaining social connection is imperative to our wellbeing.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/benifex.com\/en\/the-importance-of-distant-socialising-during-a-time-of-social-distancing\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/benifex.com\/en\/the-importance-of-distant-socialising-during-a-time-of-social-distancing\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/benifex.com\/en\/the-importance-of-distant-socialising-during-a-time-of-social-distancing\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/benifex.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/03\/1__1141211585043345_TopfivetipsforcommunicatingMAIN.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/benifex.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/03\/1__1141211585043345_TopfivetipsforcommunicatingMAIN.jpg","width":900,"height":600},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/benifex.com\/en\/the-importance-of-distant-socialising-during-a-time-of-social-distancing\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/benifex.com\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The Importance of Distant Socializing During Social Distancing"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/benifex.com\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/benifex.com\/en\/","name":"Benifex","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/benifex.com\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/benifex.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/436b303293df43e733cb0148b1634d19","name":"Jonny Wright","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/74e99eb22d6d2ffd9abd8c36ee8c789672dae0ba9983fa5d8f5d99c5708cbefa?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/74e99eb22d6d2ffd9abd8c36ee8c789672dae0ba9983fa5d8f5d99c5708cbefa?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/74e99eb22d6d2ffd9abd8c36ee8c789672dae0ba9983fa5d8f5d99c5708cbefa?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Jonny Wright"},"url":"https:\/\/benifex.com\/en\/author\/jonnyadigi-co-uk\/"}]}},"lang":"en","translations":{"en":21057},"pll_sync_post":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/benifex.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21057","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/benifex.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/benifex.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/benifex.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/benifex.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21057"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/benifex.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21057\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/benifex.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21058"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/benifex.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21057"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/benifex.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21057"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/benifex.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21057"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}