Ya gotta love telecommuting. Your employees think it's great because they can work in their bunny slippers. Best of all, they've got home PCs and such, so you don't have to buy them equipment.
Telecommuting raises a host of logistical, financial, and trust issues.
Each company tackles them in its own way. If you've been coasting on your secretary's equipment, that may be tough to swallow. You'll recoup the expenditure in short order, by that calculation. And the equipment probably will cost less than you fear with discounts for volume purchases. Here are three more reasons why parsimony doesn't pay in this area.