In the 1980s, working at home sites were established in the public sector. The new workforce is demanding greater flexibility and work-life balance. Now, many organizations make use of telecommuting employees. Main savings are in site costs, office overhead, and labor costs.
Productivity is higher in telecommuters than that of workers in the standard office environment.
Teleworkers avoid travel time and interruptions of an office environment. Employees and their firms do not have to be in the same city or even the same country. With an increase in telecommuters comes a decrease in the congestion on the roadways and a decrease in pollution released by traffic. Additionally, the roadways are cleaner and safter during peak traffic times. Telecommuting can enable people with disabilities or other difficulties in traveling to work to perform more efficiently and productively.