This is the most popular form of telecommuting. The employee designates workspace at home to conduct business functions. These are remote office locations usually placed within a large concentration of employee residences, allowing employees at a single company to share common office space and reduce the time and expense of the commute to and from the main office facility. The neighborhood work center provides work space for employees of different companies in one location. Each company housing employees at these locations is usually responsible for the administrative and technical requirements of its employees.
Telecommuting also represents the mobile workforce.
Employees who are constantly on the road using technology as the main link to centrally located resources. However, occasionally checking voice mail from home or on the road, or working at home less than one day per week does not qualify as telecommuting. Why Telecommuting The benefits of telecommuting are many. In addition to the obvious advantages such as reduced rush hour traffic and enhanced air quality, there are a number of less visible benefits like improved productivity and expanded geographic range. The ease with which a computer age employee can be linked to his or her office is a viable incentive to implement a telecommuting program.