Virtual Team Management Trends and Telecommuting

THERE IS A GROWING NEED FOR VIRTUAL MANAGEMENT THubstaff.com ACCORDING TO THE LATEST TELECOMMUTING STATISTICS. HOW MANY EMPLOYEES CURRENTLY TELECOMMUTE? 2.5% of the U.S. employee workforce (3.1 million people) considers home their primary place of work. This figure does not include the self employed or unpaid volunteers. Growth of Multiple Days per Week Employees (not including self-employed) telecommuting increased 73% from 2005 to 2011 though the rate of growth slowed during the recession: 23 milion or 1.86% of workforce 26.20% 28 milion or 2.18% of the worktorce 25 milion or 14.10% 1.89% of 3.1 million or 2.9 million or 2.3% of the workforce 3.0 million or worktorce 2.5% of the 2,5% of the workforce workforoe 7.80% 4.10% 3.60% 3.20% 2010 to 2011 2009 to 2010 2008 to 2009 2007 to 2008 2006 to 2007 2005 to 2005 20 TO 30 MILLION AMERICANS WORK FROM HOME AT LEAST ONE DAY A WEEK. OF THAT: 15 to 20 million are road warriors / mobile workers 10 to 15 million are home businesses o 15 to 20 million people (including the self-employed) work at home part time with about half doing so 1-2 days a week 3 million employees doing so full time. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS THE HIGHEST PROPORTION OF TELEWORKERS: Federal employees 5% Private sector for-profit employers 75.8% 10.25% Private sector non-for profit employers The 2012 Status of Telework in Federal Government Report shows State government workers 5% Federal workers are eligible for telework 5% Local government workers 31% 61% WorldatWork estimates that 16 million employees work at home at least one day a month, a number that increased 2012 2011 62% between 2005 and 2010. almost GROWTH OF TELECOMMUTING Regular telecommuting grew by 73% between 2005 and 2011 compared to only 4.3% growth of the overall workforce REGIONAL (not including the self-employed). Growth within different sectors of the workforce varied widely: TELECOMMUTING STATISTICS 450% 400% 424% 350% AND TRENDS 300% 250% 200% 150% Among the 15 largest U.S. 100% 114% metro areas, San Diego- 50% 85% 63% 67% Carlsbad-San Marcos (CA) has 0% the highest concentration of For profit employees government Federal State Not-for-profit employees Local government employees employees people who consider home their employees primary place of work (4.2%) • While many conjectured that telecommuting would de- cline during the recession, it actually grew by 11.4% from 2008 to 2011. and Detroit-Warren-Livonia (MI) has the lowest (1.8%). • The region with the fastest percentage growth in regular em- • Based on current trends, with no growth acceleration, regular telecommuters will total 4.9 million by 2016, a 69% increase from the current level. ployee telecommuting was Riverside-San Bernardino- Ontario (CA)-posting a 77% increase since 2005 • Among the 124 metropolitan HOW MANY PEOPLE COULD TELEWORK? / HOW MANY WANT TO? areas evaluated, 34% showed greater five year growth in regu- . 64 million u.s employees hold a job lar telecommuters than the na- that is compatible with at least part time telework (50% of the workforce). tional growth. • In a quarter of the • '79% of U.S. workers say they would like to work nation's 20 largest metro from home at least part of the time (WorldatWork Tele- areas, more people now work Trendlines 2009). telecommute than use public transportation as their principal means of 180% of federal employees say they want to (2012 Status of Telework in Federal Government: Report to transportation to work. Congress). • Taken together the above number suggests that 50 million workers both could and want to telework. WHO TELECOMMUTES? A typical telecommuter: What Is the Potential Bottom Line Impact or is 49 years old, Return on Investment of the Widespread Adop- is college educated tion of Telework in the U.S.? s a salaried non-union employee in a ie • If those with compatible jobs and a desire to work from home management or professional role earns $58,000 a year did so just half the time (roughly the national average for those works for a company with more than who do so regularly) the national savings would total over $700 Billion 100 employees а уear. Using home as a 'reasonable accom- modation' per the Americans with Disabill- ties Act, 316,0000 disabled employees regu- O A typical business would save $11,000 per person per year larly work from home. o The telecommuters would save between $2,000 and $7,000 a year • The Congressional Budget Office's estimate of the entire five O The oil savings would equate to over year cost of implementing tele- work throughout government ($30 37% of our Persian Gulf imports million) is less than a third of the cost of lost productivity from a O The greenhouse gas reduction would be single day shutdown of federal of- fices in Washington DC due to the equivalent of taking the entire New York State workforce permanently off the road. snow ($100 million). YHubstaff.com Hubstaff is making telecommuting better for both employers and employees. What It Does: Who It's For: Time Tracking Outsourcing Companies / BPO Screenshots of Contractors Screen Virtual Teams / Virtual Assistants Process Payments Online Contractors Activity Levels Design and Advertising Agencies & Anyone Managing Remotely. See time spent on various projects Works Both Online and Offline SIMPLE INSTALLATION: Your contractors can install Hubstaff in less than 60 seconds. YHubstaff.com Simply start a free account and invite your contractors. Source anawww tekeworkresearctnetwork.comnelecommuting-staistios Inege Source Support Service by renjith krishnan i freedigtaluhotosnet Man Cal Center" ty renjh kistnan/teedigitiphotos.net "AMan Win Headset" by Suart Mies/teediginatphotos.net Cutomer Support Operater" by otocimegesfreedigtalphoosnet Serior Custorner Service Operator" by tockimages freedigitalohotosnet Businesswomen Laptopby Ambro/treedigialphotosnet "Sning Custormer Service Ager by inagerymojestio I freedigitaptotos nen THERE IS A GROWING NEED FOR VIRTUAL MANAGEMENT THubstaff.com ACCORDING TO THE LATEST TELECOMMUTING STATISTICS. HOW MANY EMPLOYEES CURRENTLY TELECOMMUTE? 2.5% of the U.S. employee workforce (3.1 million people) considers home their primary place of work. This figure does not include the self employed or unpaid volunteers. Growth of Multiple Days per Week Employees (not including self-employed) telecommuting increased 73% from 2005 to 2011 though the rate of growth slowed during the recession: 23 milion or 1.86% of workforce 26.20% 28 milion or 2.18% of the worktorce 25 milion or 14.10% 1.89% of 3.1 million or 2.9 million or 2.3% of the workforce 3.0 million or worktorce 2.5% of the 2,5% of the workforce workforoe 7.80% 4.10% 3.60% 3.20% 2010 to 2011 2009 to 2010 2008 to 2009 2007 to 2008 2006 to 2007 2005 to 2005 20 TO 30 MILLION AMERICANS WORK FROM HOME AT LEAST ONE DAY A WEEK. OF THAT: 15 to 20 million are road warriors / mobile workers 10 to 15 million are home businesses o 15 to 20 million people (including the self-employed) work at home part time with about half doing so 1-2 days a week 3 million employees doing so full time. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS THE HIGHEST PROPORTION OF TELEWORKERS: Federal employees 5% Private sector for-profit employers 75.8% 10.25% Private sector non-for profit employers The 2012 Status of Telework in Federal Government Report shows State government workers 5% Federal workers are eligible for telework 5% Local government workers 31% 61% WorldatWork estimates that 16 million employees work at home at least one day a month, a number that increased 2012 2011 62% between 2005 and 2010. almost GROWTH OF TELECOMMUTING Regular telecommuting grew by 73% between 2005 and 2011 compared to only 4.3% growth of the overall workforce REGIONAL (not including the self-employed). Growth within different sectors of the workforce varied widely: TELECOMMUTING STATISTICS 450% 400% 424% 350% AND TRENDS 300% 250% 200% 150% Among the 15 largest U.S. 100% 114% metro areas, San Diego- 50% 85% 63% 67% Carlsbad-San Marcos (CA) has 0% the highest concentration of For profit employees government Federal State Not-for-profit employees Local government employees employees people who consider home their employees primary place of work (4.2%) • While many conjectured that telecommuting would de- cline during the recession, it actually grew by 11.4% from 2008 to 2011. and Detroit-Warren-Livonia (MI) has the lowest (1.8%). • The region with the fastest percentage growth in regular em- • Based on current trends, with no growth acceleration, regular telecommuters will total 4.9 million by 2016, a 69% increase from the current level. ployee telecommuting was Riverside-San Bernardino- Ontario (CA)-posting a 77% increase since 2005 • Among the 124 metropolitan HOW MANY PEOPLE COULD TELEWORK? / HOW MANY WANT TO? areas evaluated, 34% showed greater five year growth in regu- . 64 million u.s employees hold a job lar telecommuters than the na- that is compatible with at least part time telework (50% of the workforce). tional growth. • In a quarter of the • '79% of U.S. workers say they would like to work nation's 20 largest metro from home at least part of the time (WorldatWork Tele- areas, more people now work Trendlines 2009). telecommute than use public transportation as their principal means of 180% of federal employees say they want to (2012 Status of Telework in Federal Government: Report to transportation to work. Congress). • Taken together the above number suggests that 50 million workers both could and want to telework. WHO TELECOMMUTES? A typical telecommuter: What Is the Potential Bottom Line Impact or is 49 years old, Return on Investment of the Widespread Adop- is college educated tion of Telework in the U.S.? s a salaried non-union employee in a ie • If those with compatible jobs and a desire to work from home management or professional role earns $58,000 a year did so just half the time (roughly the national average for those works for a company with more than who do so regularly) the national savings would total over $700 Billion 100 employees а уear. Using home as a 'reasonable accom- modation' per the Americans with Disabill- ties Act, 316,0000 disabled employees regu- O A typical business would save $11,000 per person per year larly work from home. o The telecommuters would save between $2,000 and $7,000 a year • The Congressional Budget Office's estimate of the entire five O The oil savings would equate to over year cost of implementing tele- work throughout government ($30 37% of our Persian Gulf imports million) is less than a third of the cost of lost productivity from a O The greenhouse gas reduction would be single day shutdown of federal of- fices in Washington DC due to the equivalent of taking the entire New York State workforce permanently off the road. snow ($100 million). YHubstaff.com Hubstaff is making telecommuting better for both employers and employees. What It Does: Who It's For: Time Tracking Outsourcing Companies / BPO Screenshots of Contractors Screen Virtual Teams / Virtual Assistants Process Payments Online Contractors Activity Levels Design and Advertising Agencies & Anyone Managing Remotely. See time spent on various projects Works Both Online and Offline SIMPLE INSTALLATION: Your contractors can install Hubstaff in less than 60 seconds. YHubstaff.com Simply start a free account and invite your contractors. Source anawww tekeworkresearctnetwork.comnelecommuting-staistios Inege Source Support Service by renjith krishnan i freedigtaluhotosnet Man Cal Center" ty renjh kistnan/teedigitiphotos.net "AMan Win Headset" by Suart Mies/teediginatphotos.net Cutomer Support Operater" by otocimegesfreedigtalphoosnet Serior Custorner Service Operator" by tockimages freedigitalohotosnet Businesswomen Laptopby Ambro/treedigialphotosnet "Sning Custormer Service Ager by inagerymojestio I freedigitaptotos nen