http://www.womenonbusiness.com/cost-savings-telecommuting-1-trillion-per-year/

I never imagined that telecommuting could be beneficial to society. It is amazing to know that tele work could have a huge economic impact on the nation, companies, employees and the environment. I think this info graphic will definitely change the way of thinking of many people or at least make them consider this option. This will be an incentive to some companies to incorporate this work arrangement mainly because it will allow them save reduce their costs.

I have always considered that allowing employees work at home, will affect negatively their performance and will cause the company to lose money. Being at home, employees might be more tempted to procrastinate and will have more distractions. As Susan mentioned: “not all employees are good candidates for telecommuting”. However, now knowing the cost savings that telecommuting implies, I think that every company should consider this option.

Before making a decision, companies should carry out a careful analysis to see if the company itself is suitable and  hire employees that show talent and strong commitment to work. Businesses will not only have economic benefits, but they will also be able to hire those who were did not use to be hired because they could not live near to their jobs.

References

Gunelius, S. (2014). Cost savings of telecommuting would be over $1 trillion per year. Retrieved November 9, 2014, from http://www.womenonbusiness.com/cost-savings-telecommuting-1-trillion-per-year/

Picture. (1997). Retrieved, 2014, from http://inst.eecs.berkeley.edu/~eecsba1/sp97/reports/eecsba1d/report/figs/telecommute.gif