Benefits of the Telecommuting Workforce

Companies Benefit From The Mobile Workforce

67% OF U.S. EMPLOYERS allow some employees to work from home during regular paid hours, according to the 2014 National Study of Employers.

Telecommuting benefits are chipping away at corporate barriers. An increasing number of companies are giving employees telecommuting options so they can work remotely via the Internet. Companies around the globe are entirely revamping their space around the fact that employees are already mobile. Studies repeatedly show they are not at their desk 50-60% of the time.

8 Tips for Highly Successful Home Workers

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Telecommuting Improves Employee Satisfaction

People are sick of the rat race, eager to take control of their lives, and desperate to find a balance between work and life. Two thirds of people want to work from home. 36% would choose it over a pay raise. A poll of 1,500 technology professionals revealed that thirty-seven percent would take a pay cut of 10% if they could work from home. Gen Y’ers are more difficult to recruit (as reported by 56% of hiring managers) and to retain (as reported by 64% of hiring managers) but they are particularly attracted flexible work arrangements. 80% of employees consider telecommuting a job perk.Making

Telecommuting - Making Home Your Corporate Headquarters

More people are working from home. It’s good for the environment and some experts estimate that the average telecommuter saves between $2,000 and $7,000 a year on commuting expenses, while employers save an average of $11,000 per year when employees work from home.* So if you’re part of the *79% of Americans who say they’d like to work from home at least part of the time, then make sure you do your “homework,” and master our 8 tips of the highly successful housebound worker.

Latest Telecommuting Statistics

Global Workplace Analytics’ research finds that:

• •50% of the US workforce holds a job that is compatible with at least partial telework and approximately 20-25% of the workforce telecommute at some frequency.
• 80% to 90% of the US workforce says they would like to telecommute at least part time. Two to three days a week seems to be the sweet spot that allows for a balance of concentrative work (at home) and collaborative work (at the office).
  

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