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REMOTE WORK, EMPLOYER BRANDING, EMPLOYEE RETENTION, HUMAN RESOURCE TRANSFORMATION, WORKPLACE FLEXIBILITY.

AUTHORS:
Aarti Dagar
Mentor
Prof. (Dr.) Krishan Kumar Boora
Affiliation
Department of Management Studies, Bhagat Phool Singh Mahila Vishwavidyalaya

Khanpur Kalan, Sonipat, Haryana -131305, India
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Abstract
There has been an accelerated introduction to remote work as a result of which, conventional practices of human resource management have radically changed. This review paper looks into how remote work can be used to reinforce employer branding and improve employee retention, especially in the aftermath of the pandemic environment in the workplace. By relying on previous research, the paper combines the previous findings on how flexibility, work-life balance, and digital collaboration tools affect employees' perceptions of their employers. Working remotely is also these days more and more acknowledged as one of the employer branding differentiators, giving organizations an opportunity to portray themselves as flexible, employee-focused, and progressive. The review also gives emphasis on the effect of remote work policies on employee satisfaction, commitment to organizations, and retention rates, and how to deal with the challenges of sustaining employee engagement, burnout, and the need to remain inclusive due to the hybrid work environments. The results indicate that companies with an overall HR strategy of embracing remote work have a greater chance of attracting and retaining their talent, yielding them a competitive advantage in the labor market. This paper helps to understand the current transformations of management and HR by gathering evidence from a variety of studies. It also offers implications to the practice regarding the ways of establishing sustainable remote working practices that would be favorable to organizational interests as well as worker well-being.
Keywords
Remote Work Employer Branding Employee Retention Human Resource Transformation Workplace Flexibility.
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Dagar, A. (2026). Remote Work, Employer Branding, Employee Retention, Human Resource Transformation, Workplace Flexibility.. International Journal of Science, Strategic Management and Technology, 02(05). https://doi.org/10.55041/ijsmt.v2i5.604

Dagar, Aarti. "Remote Work, Employer Branding, Employee Retention, Human Resource Transformation, Workplace Flexibility.." International Journal of Science, Strategic Management and Technology, vol. 02, no. 05, 2026, pp. . doi:https://doi.org/10.55041/ijsmt.v2i5.604.

Dagar, Aarti. "Remote Work, Employer Branding, Employee Retention, Human Resource Transformation, Workplace Flexibility.." International Journal of Science, Strategic Management and Technology 02, no. 05 (2026). https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.55041/ijsmt.v2i5.604.

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