In almost all cases, though, their results are significantly better. Several benefits derived from the employee s perspective include increased personal productivity due to more work per hour, reduced commuting time, better quality of personal life, improved personal productivity due to more work hours, better quality of work life, flexible work hours, and reduced costs of commuting. Certain costs incurred while telecommuting may be deductible for tax purposes such as unreimbursed employee business expenses and the home office deduction. However, the home office deduction for an employee is permitted only in very limited situations and you should consult your CPA for further guidance. Several benefits derived from the employer s perspective include increased employee productivity, increased employee morale, decreased occupancy rates, increased employee retention, higher customer satisfaction, easier employee recruitment, better corporate image and better communication between managers and workers.
Many companies are reluctant to adopt the flexible working arrangements inherent with telecommuting.
The underlying problem is probably something to do with fear of loss of control, and mistrust of employees by managers. In a telecommuting environment, managers need to understand that they have to manage the work and not the employees. Try to come up with a convincing argument about how telecommuting will help the company - not the employees. Try to get approval for one or two people to telecommute only one day a week for one month. If you can't get that mini-trial approved, then all the data in the world won't make any difference.