The Internet in the Workplace Competitive forces at work outside the walls of the workplace are debated daily in the headlines. But within the walls of the workplace the revolution is no less intense. How you do your job, where you do your job and even the results of what you do are in many cases measured in the online environment. According to eMarketer, business users accounted for 54 percent of all Internet use during 1999. Their report defines business users as those who devote more than half their time on the Web to work-related activity.
Employers have many reasons to take advantage of the Internet.
It provides unbroken connectivity with employees and allows business to be conducted around the clock. Employers know that even if an employee is at home, productivity will improve. This bodes well for companies connected to the Internet. Telecommuters are estimated to be 30 percent more productive. Employees with Internet access at home agree that they are doing more, too.