Making your business more productive
By giving employees the tools to do their job outside the office, businesses can get the most from their members of staff.
Mobile email allows workers to access their inbox on the move. This means they can use ‘dead’ time to catch up with email. A recent survey found that BlackBerry users saved one hour each day like this – an improvement of 38% on productivity.
Home working can also boost employee effectiveness. A poll by the Institute of Leadership and Management found that 75% of managers believe remote workers are more productive.
Helping attract and retain the best employees
After pay, flexible working is the second biggest incentive to move to another job. One Personnel Today survey found 84% of people would leave a job if they were offered a better work/life balance.
By offering different working options, such as teleworking, it gives employers another way to retain staff. This could cut the cost of recruitment, training and short-term cover.
Reducing your carbon footprint
Remote working is a simple and effective way of adding to your environmental commitment. But there’s more to it than just reducing workers’ commutes.
Network and video conferencing, amongst other applications, allows workers to meaningfully interact with each other. This means there’s no need for employees to travel cross country for short meetings.
Saving your company money
At a basic level, remote working saves on utility bills, cost of upkeep and overheads. But there are other savings to be made.
Connecting home-workers via IP to answer calls could mean that you enhance your call centre strategy. Moving to smaller premises and adopting a hot-desking policy could also dramatically lower your costs.
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Frequently asked questions about remote working
