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4/24/2012 5:01:27 PM EST
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Working at Home - What Are the Benefits?
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So what can be gained from working at home? From an employee's point of view, there would be no travelling on a daily basis. This would probably save most people at least an hour a day, which over a 20 day month adds up to a considerable amount of time. It would allow people to do the morning and afternoon school run. It would make life much easier during school holidays and on those unexpected days when children are unwell. The need for child costs would either be removed or at least reduced.
There would be no problem with keeping in touch with colleagues as web cams and video conferencing would allow events take place. You could also still have weekly or monthly face to face meetings at the company's headquarters, to ensure the personal touch was not lost. This better work life balance could lead to contented workers, who might therefore be more likely to stay with the company.
There would also be benefits for employers. There would be less sick absence, as I know from experience it is easier to be at your desk if you are at home and just feeling a bit rough, than if you have to face the journey into work. Companies would also save money on buildings, furniture, and heating. Web cams and video conferencing would also reduce the need for some meetings and therefore travel costs for the company would be less.
If you are running your own business, being able to work from home means that you do not have to find premises and all the costs that are associated with that. The internet has allowed many people to begin an on-line business for a small financial outlay and it has also allowed people to attempt a new venture during their spare time, whilst still in employment. This has removed some of the risk and fear of starting out on your own.
There are also benefits for the environment. If fewer people are travelling, less money needs to be spent on infrastructure, which in turn means that there is less pressure on green belt land and other open spaces. Sites of special interest such as heath-lands and moorlands would be easier to protect and city and town dwellers would find the countryside that bit closer.
Working from home could also open up possibilities for some people with permanent mobility problems. If the main problem was the journey to work, or if a small company was unable to meet the costs of changing the work place to accommodate someone, then working from home could be the answer. Home based work does not have to be a constant situation. It would also help people with intermittent problems such as backache, or a temporary situation such as a broken limb.
There is a rumour that the government might ask people in London to work from home during the Olympics, to ease congestion in the capital. This could lead to some interesting conclusions if it goes ahead. Some jobs obviously cannot be run from the home but any computer based work can.
So if there are some good reasons to back working at home, why is it not more common? It is probably partly habit. The reluctance to allow this practise may come from some odd ingrained idea that somehow work will not be done unless you are in a designated place. There is also the thought that people need to be 'managed'. Whereas in practice many companies now do not have managers in the same county, never mind the same building. So the 'where' someone works is becoming less important. Sometimes it just needs someone to take a fresh look at a situation, to realise what possibilities today's technology can provide.
Being based at home would not be what everyone wants, even when it is possible but where it suits both employee and employer or business owner, there can be many benefits to working from home.
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