Telecommuting has already proven its benefits in the companies and agencies that have adopted it. Agencies and businesses using telecommuting report these programs result in cost savings from reduced office space needs, demand for parking spaces and employee absenteeism. Telecommuting is the use of telephones and, in many situations, computers to enable an employee to work off-site, outside the traditional workplace. This usually means working at home anywhere from one to five days a week. It can also involve a telework center near an employee's home.
Telecommuting can result in higher quality work at a lower cost.
It also empowers people to work independently and have greater control over their lives. That's why many experts are calling telecommuting a significant working arrangement for the 21st century. In today's competitive marketplace, every minute counts. And variable work hours can provide employers with longer hours of business and more productive employees. Many employers in the Kansas City region have already discovered the increased flexibility to both employee and employer that variable work hours offer.