5 Benefits of Telecommuting - ask the VoIP Guys

BENEFITS OF TELECOMMUTING ask the VolP Guys why it's a win win for employers and employees INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY 35 % work more than B Hours a day XII XL. TO D 0 DONE 86 % of telecommuters report that they are more productive working in their HomeOffices 下 76 % of telecommuters say that they would work more hours when working at home Working from home resutls in an Telecommuters work an extra 10 - 20 % 5 - 7 HRS increased productivity per employee per Week REDUCED STAFF TURNOVER 25 % 73% of Telecommuters say they are happy with their jobs compared to 64% of Telecommuters say they are less STRESSED Reduced BURNOUT 78% of managers think Flexi Working helps retain & motivate staff office based workers Average Burnout Point: (hrs/week) 38 for Office Workers 5 I for Telecommuters 28% Increase in happiness since working from home INCREASED FLEXIBILITY Wednesday 10 Sept 09 Kiðs te Şcheol WORK Tuesday 9 Sept Kiðs to School WORK to 12 3 Pick ug Kids WI FI 12 14 Pick ug Kids Jenny Doctor WORK 14 16 15 WORK Go to do the school run? Get Jenny to the doctors? Work round your other committments with £29 Billion the cost of Sick Days to the UK economy as British workers take more than their share of sick days B0% of Telecommuters find a more healthy work - life balance Work from anywhere as long as you have the required technology like Volp vand a good internet connection more ease. UK Sick days / yr 9.1 double the USA 니 .1 higher than W. Europe 1.3 COST EFFECTIVENESS UK Employees can save upto £2,900 Turn OFF the lights! Companies save on reduced energy bills by saving on electricity consumption The UK Economy could benefit from reduced property costs and reduced absenteeism Companies can save on office space and office supplies per year in work related travel expenditure totalling £7.4 Billion In the USA $2,000 - $1,00 per year in travel and work related costs IT'S GREENER 440,000 an estimated Tonnes The average British motorist drives: 16.7 miles per day commuting less CO2 released 15,000,000 per day (UK&US) fewer barrels of oil would need to be imported into the UK Reduces Carbon Footprint even after increased HomeOffice energy usage In the USA 80 % an estimated 587,000,000 of Americans drive to work with an average commute of fewer barrels of oil would need to be imported into the USA Energy saved by Telecommuting could power between 22 miles 7.8 - 1.2 Billion 40% have jobs suitable for Telecommuting homes in the US for a year SOURCES: www.skipthedrive.com | en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommuting | www.workflexibility.org pascom * www.networkcomputing.com | www.globalworkplaceanalytics.com | www.ons.gov.uk www.flexibility.co.uk | www.forbes.com | www.lse.ac.uk | www.workfromhome.co.uk www.pascom.net www.bbc.com | http://hbr.org | www.wired.com | www.staplesadvantage.newshq.businesswire.com www.inc.com www.telecommuting360.com | www.businessnewsdaily.com | www.theaa.com www.globalworkplaceanalytics.com - The Telework Research Network - Telecommuting Makes Cents (Citrix Online) * Work Without Walls Report: Telework Trends 2011 (Microsoft) | www.sciencedaily.com