The telecenter provides phone lines, workstations, office support services-all the comforts of the main office. A police sergeant teleworks twice a week, performing casework and report writing at home. Even actors telecommute. Though the final mix sounded like they were in the same studio, they were actually 6,000 miles apart, with the director in Burbank, Nolte in Paris. Increasingly, private and public organizations are adopting telecommuting as a business strategy.
Many companies use telecommuting as a perk to attract and retain top talent.
The Dallas Museum of Art searched far and wide for the best expert on European art when it hired Dorothy Kosinski as curator, even though she continues to live in Basel, Switzerland. Staffing flexibility America West Vacations, located in Phoenix, moved a group of agents home. Reduced sick leave Home-based telecommuters continue to work at home with a cold or other minor ailment that may have kept them out of the office. In fact, telecommuters work longer hours and more workdays than the average employee. Increased productivity Teleworkers and their managers report that workers get more done when out of the office.