Working+practices

= Working practices such as teleworking and home working =

What is telecommuting?

Telecommuting, remote work or telework is a work arrangement in which employees do not commute to a central place of work. A person who telecommutes is known as a "telecommuter", "teleworker", and sometimes as a "home-sourced" employee. Many telecommuters work from home, while others, sometimes called "nomad workers", use mobile telecommunications technology to work from coffee shops or other locations.


 * Advantages || Disadvantages ||
 * Businesses save space/money on renting premises on which for employees to work || Businesses have a much more difficult time physically monitoring their employees ||
 * Businesses can use this saved money to invest back into the company || The money could be retained by the business and no investment could occur ||
 * Users working from home can use their own machines || All machines that they employees may use at home may not be compatible with the applications run by the IT organization ||
 * Employees can work for the same company from all around the world and can work flexible hours as per they feel comfortable || If businesses need to purchase machines that would work for all employees at home this could increase the costs of the business (in terms of setting up the system if the infrastructure is not present in their house) ||
 * Employees can potentially be more productive as they save time (commuting to work day after day) || Employees because they are not being constantly monitored can suffer from a loss in productivity because they could become complacent if they are not well disciplined ||