Homeworking

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Homeworking

Advantages

  • increased opportunities to use audio and video conferrencing for meetings, training and seminars
  • reduced need to travel
  • these make flexible working more attractive to employees and employers
  • saves time so allows workers to be more productive
  • less stressed and happier environment
  • good if the employee has family commitments
  • motivates staff by giving them greater independance
  • less likely to take time off work
  • organisations can reduce their costs
  • more committed workforce

Disadvantages

  • some people find it difficult to seperate their working life with leisure
  • some employees miss working alongside their colleagues
  • unaviodable meetings will mean necessary travel
  • impact on the HR management
  • training costs

Evaluation

People working from home and other locations, keeping in contact through ICT (teleworking)

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