Arguing the telecommuting case

New book by Kate Lister and Tom Harnishby on telecommuting (with possibly the greatest title of the year: Undress for Success: The Naked Truth About Making Money at Home, says she, whose attire at the moment shall not be revealed) lays out the case, all of which I found in "8 advantages to telecommuting," Joyce Lain Kennedy's advice column in The Virginian-Pilot, excerpted here with bolding by me:

1. More than two-thirds of surveyed employers report increased productivity among their telecommuters – as much as 35 percent.

2. Teleworkers typically continue to work when they’re sick without infecting others, especially important in pandemics. (Er, not so sure this is a good thing for the sick ones)

3. Flexible hours allow teleworkers to run errands or schedule appointments without losing a full day.

4. Two-thirds of employees would take another job to ease the commute.

5. About 78 percent of employees who call in sick are not really sick. They do so because of family issues, personal needs and stress. The American Management Association found that organizations with a telework program experienced a 63 percent reduction in unscheduled absences. Unscheduled absences annually cost employers $1,800 per employee.

6. A poll of 1,500 technology professionals revealed that 37 percent would take a pay cut of 10 percent if they could work from home.

7. Some 80 percent of employees consider telework a job perk.

8. Average real estate savings with full-time telework is $10,000 per employee per year.

Comments

[Harry A Pape]

With gas at $4 awhile ago, it became easy to keep the laptop home rather than drdive 40miles to plug it in elsewhere . . .