Organizations find, for example, that when the spouse of a valuable employee is forced to relocate, the employee may be retained using telecommuting. Telecommuters are less likely to use sick days for their own minor illnesses. Rather than take sick time and be unproductive for the entire day, telecommuters often find that the opportunity to work at home allows projects to proceed without risking the health of their office mates. Telecommuting is also useful in minimizing the impacts of other uncontrollable events such as extremely inclement weather, highway construction, or special events. Financial considerations on the both the employer s side and the employee s side are another reason to support telecommuting.
Employees can avoid transportation, clothing, and food expenses using telecommuting.
An effective telework and flexible working programme reduces the need for relocation to take up career moves and other job changes. Better balance of work and family life Even though the teleworker may put in more hours of effective work, he or she can still expect to see more of the family and can more easily participate in home responsibilities such as ferrying children, shopping etc. If teleworkers try to commute their office, most of the times they use off peak time to travel. Potentially, telework can enable people in an area of high unemployment to have access to work opportunities that arise anywhere worldwide. As unfair as it is, office politics are a reality.