The Home Office Revolution

The Home Office Revolution MORE THAN 16 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE U.S. WORK FROM HOME. =1 MILLION PEOPLE 2013 HARRIS POLL OF 2,219 U.S. ADULTS TOTAL AGE GENDER PARENT OF CHILD <18 18-34 35-44 45-54 55+ MALE FEMALE YES NO SPEND ANY TIME WORKING FROM HOME 34% 40% 27% 35%% 37% 37% 31% 41% 31% WORK PRIMARILY OR EXCLUSIVLY FROM HOME 9% 10% 5% 12% 9% 9% 9% 11% 8% SPEND HALF MY TIME WORKING FROM HOME 8% 14% 3% 5% 9% 9% 7% 11% 7% SPEND LESS THAN HALF MY TIME WORKING FROM HOME 17% 16% 19% 18% 19% 19% 15% 19% 16% DO NOT CURRENTLY WORK FROM HOME AT ALL 66% 60% 73% 65% 63% 63% 69% 59% 69% 2016 2017 64% PROJECTED INCREASE IN REMOTE WORK IN THE NEXT 4 YEARS 79% OF U.S. WORKERS SAY THEY WOULD LIKE TO WORK FROM HOME AT LEAST PART OF THE TIME 75% OF EMPLOYEES WHO WORK FROM HOME EARN MORE THAN $65,000 PER YEAR SMALL BUSINESS EMPLOYERS ARE MORE LIKELY TO ALLOW EMPLOYEES TO WORK SOME REGULAR PAID HOURS AT HOME NON-UNION ORGANIZATIONS ARE MORE LIKELY TO OFFER TELECOMMUTING THAN THOSE WITH UNIONS BENEFITS OF WORKING FROM HOME IF EMPLOYEES WITH COMPATIBLE JOBS WORKED REMOTE JUST HALF THE TIME, THE NATIONAL SAVINGS WOULD TOTAL MORE THAN $700 BILLION A YEAR: OIL SAVINGS WOULD EQUAL MORE THAN 37% OF OUR PERSIAN GULF IMPORTS, MORE THAN $64 BILLION. A TYPICAL BUSINESS WOULD SAVE $11,000 PER PERSON, PER YEAR. NATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY WOULD INCREASE BY 5 MILLION MAN-YEARS OR $270 BILLION WORTH OF WORK. EACH TELECOMMUTER WOULD SAVE BETWEEN $2,000 AND 7,000 PER YEAR. REMOTE WORK REMOVES GEOGRAPHICAL LIMITATIONS, EXPANDING REACH FOR EMPLOYEES. GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTIONS WOULD BE THE EQUIVALENT OF REMOVING NEARLY 10 MILLION CARS OFF THE ROAD FOR ONE YEAR. TIPS TO BOOST PRODUCTIVITY AT HOME GET DRESSED AS IF YOU WERE ACTUALLY GOING INTO AN OFFICE. KEEP YOUR DESK SPACE DE-CLUTTERED. BE CLEAR TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY ABOUT YOUR WORKING HOURS AND STICK TO THEM. MAKE A LIST OF PRIORITIES FOR EACH DAY OR EACH WEEK. SCHEDULE NON-WORK APPOINTMENTS FOR BEFORE OR AFTER WORK. USE VIDEO OR TEXT CHATTING TO FOSTERA RELATIONSHIP AMONG COWORKERS. PURCHASE A HEADSET WITH A MUTE FUNCTION FOR VIRTUAL MEETINGS. TAKE BREAKS. ALLOWING SMALL HIATUSES CAN BOOST CREATIVITY. TAKE TIME AT THE END OF THE DAY TO PREPARE FOR THE FOLLOWING MORNING. MAKE SPACE FOR A COMFORTABLE, QUIET OFFICE MEANT EXCLUSIVELY FOR WORK. THE NUMBER OF AT-HOME WORKERS HAS GROWN SIGNIFICANTLY AND IS PROJECTED TO CONTINUE INCREASING OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS. WHILE REMOTE WORK CERTAINLY HAS ITS PERKS, IT'S IMPORTANT TO SET GUIDELINES FOR YOURSELF IN ORDER TO GET THE JOB DONE. SUREPAYROLL A Paychex Company BROUGHT TO IN PARTNERSHIP YOU BY: WITH GHERGICH&Co. SOURCES getbusymedia.com harrisinteractive.com globalworkplaceanalytics.com thehartford.com ncbi.nlm.nih.gov huffingtonpost.com inc.com nytimes.com