by George Leard

Created on: September 19, 2010

How Telecommuting improves productivity at the workplace

 “I realize that connectivity is productivity, whether it's in a modern office or underdeveloped village”, says Quadir (Sullivan, Nicholas, P., 2007).

 Telecommuting is an aspect of technology that has invaded the workplace and changed for the foreseeable future.

 The office has been extended to include the at home parents and other individuals, who may be tending to household duties, while awaiting feedback from their latest submissions. Productivity has improved, due to the change in environment for some workers who enjoy working by themselves, because they can remain focus and maximize their performances. The energy they usually expend to worry about family concerns, traffic congestion, lunch, and time offs to make timely payments, and other business transactions, can now be channeled towards improving themselves on the job.

 Telecommuting means also, that there are less people on the company property at one time, and as such, companies will experience reductions in the operating expenses, especially in terms of the utilities, and other equipment and services. Reductions in expenses will lead to increase in profitability in the long term.

 The frequency at which job gets done, will also improve when telecommuting is involved, because workers may choose different hours to meet their deadlines, some of which may be while others sleep. Managers and supervisors then, although having less direct supervision to do, will have the benefit of jobs being submitted to them first thing in the mornings, thereby allowing them to make timely, and revenue making decisions, especially in terms of shipping goods, or providing quality service to customers.

Problems workers may encounter while telecommuting, does not have to be solved by making on site visits, but can be solved using e-mails, faxes, telephone, or on-line. Companies are therefore able to make substantial savings on an annual basis, because of this technological feature, where the job can be done in the confines of workers home, and submitted in time to meet critical deadlines.

 Companies that are globally involved, can engage in multi-tasking by issuing different job orders to their workers in diverse locations, and then be able to ship the total finished product from one source, to the different destinations around the world, without paying excessive postal and other fees. This amounts to increase productivity,

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