Greater productivity, greater employee retention, lowered costs and improved employee health if companies give the privilege of telecommuting. This has been observed in a survey released today by Computing Technology Industry Association.

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The findings of the survey are as follows :

  • Employees of a company were more productive, as they spent less time traveling to the workplace and going back home – 67%.
  • Expenditure savings from reduced use of office materials and resources – 59%.
  • Access to a better qualified staff giving a be Figures Say Working From Home Increases The Overall Performance Of Employee.nefit to people who are not willing to relocate to other regions – 39%.
  • Telecommuting improved employee retention – 37%.
  • Improved health and less stress levels due to unwanted commuting – 25%.
  • Other benefits included promotion of road safety -18% and

Environmental benefits -17%.

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Current technology tools like WiFi hotspots, VPN, faster broadband connections, online video conferencing services have provided a helping hand to make telecommuting easier. Goggle’s Grand Central provides a tool which is a virtual phone number which simultaneously rings the office, home and mobile numbers which avoids a chance of missing a call.

Figures Say Working From Home Increases The Overall Performance Of Employee.

Though there are a few challenges or drawbacks too. Securing corporate information (53%), limiting use of unauthorized and unsupported devices (38%) and controlling the personal use of corporate mobile assets. To overcome such challenges, companies need to upgrade their network and VPN equipments and increase security. Companies should provide proper training and implement new virtualization technologies and applications.

Employee too cannot take an Off more often. But this can be waived off if compared with the comfort the company has provided to the employee. It would not be of any harm if the employee gives extra time of 50 hours instead of 40 hours for work purpose.