This paper presents the results of a study that involved 26 virtual team workers distributed across all provinces and territories of Canada. reveals a relationship between virtual team workers that reported their work environment to possess elements of a psychologically safe workplace and that were willing to participate in virtual team initiatives in the future. The study findings underscore the perspective of employee retention for employing organizations to provide a psychologically safe work environment for virtual team employees, rather than to experience regret as a result of increased resources allocated to recruiting and a loss of tacit memory. the findings of a study that evaluated the effectiveness of the Skills Team within the Public Health Agency Canada. The study views the Skills Team from the perspective of individual team members, their ability to work with others, and the prospect that they would be willing to
embark upon a similar arrangement in the future. this paper examine how virtual work harnesses the best within individuals to produce a workplace
that will attract and retain high quality employees. Virtual methods of work are forecast to increase across industrialized nations: By 2019, 30% of employees will work from a place other than the traditional. recruiting and retaining quality staff becomes more challenging in light of alternative attractive workplaces. This study utilizes indicators of effectiveness to evaluate the Skills Team that were developed through prior literature reviews. the study 26 individuals were identified as active members of the Skills Team. The 26 members work on
various projects, with individuals grouped together based upon their skills and the task at hand. The Skills Team falls within the standard definition of a virtual team.