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What is Teleworking |
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Today, teleworking is an increasingly important part of the way that 21st century employers get their work done, meet customer demands, and attract and retain top- quality workers. It’s a work option that is being used by savvy employers who want to take advantage of today’s technology to bring out the best in today’s workforce, and who want to escape the costs and burdens of yesterday’s office infrastructure. |
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Benefits to the teleworkers |
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Teleworking enables an employee to acquire ICT skills and utilize the skills to seek gainful employment. It reduces commuting time and transportation expenses. It affords flexibility in work arrangement particularly for women who can now combine family commitments with demands of employment. Certain sectors of the population, particularly the disabled will find teleworking convenient as it reduces the need to travel. The freedom to choose the time, the place and the type of work will encourage the dormant work force in our society to actively participate in the labour market. |
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Among the benefits of teleworking for the workers include :- |
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- Flexible work hours and balance family/work demands
- Elimination of commuting time, costs and stress
- Ability to customize the work environment
- Extra income for the family
- Able to tap various source of suitable jobs
- Empowerment of single mothers, pensioners, disabled and unemployed youth.
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How teleworking benefits the employer
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Teleworking is economical in reducing:
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- Overhead costs
- Infrastructure costs
- Rentals because it is space saving
- Cost of papers and stationeries
- Telephone and electricity costs
- Transportation cost
- Renovation cost
- Payment can be made on project by project basis
- Reduces cost of infrastructure
- Reduces staff training expenses
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Enables employer in the selection of the right employees: |
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- recruit employees with the relevant skills
- source for employees with specialized skills and potentials
- tap global market for employees
- flexibility in employing
- e.g. full time teleworkers
- part time teleworkers
- on-off teleworkers
- easy to hire contractually easy to terminate if performance of
employee is not satisfactory.
- Less man hour spent by management.
- no day to day administrative work
- no direct supervision
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Staff training |
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- Staff can be trained virtually / on line so it reduces
time and money
- Employment given based on skills and specialization
- Task accomplishment is measurable by the hour and
by quantum of work done.
- Teleworkers given deadline for task accomplishment
- Payment given based on quality of work, adherence
to specifications, completion of work on time.
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Flexibility in employing teleworkers |
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- Work can be given out to employees at any time on
any day
- accomplished tasks given be sent back to employer
at any time
- Teleworker has opportunity to improve quality of work all the
time.
- Teleworker is not bound by time. Telework can be done
even during lunch time and coffee breaks.
- Employer has option to register teleworkers on a full time
or part time basis.
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Overcome lack of in-house resources |
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- The employer can use TCenter facilities to compensate lack of
in house resources.
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- TCenter becomes an outsourcing partner in the growth of the company.
- Teleworking can help to arrest the growing trend of migration of youths from urban to rural areas seeking employment.
- Teleworking can help to reduce commuting and subsequently traffic congestion and air pollution
- Teleworking can help to contribute towards the economic growth and the nation.
- Telewoking can help to improve quality of life among people.
- Teleworking helps to develop harmonious society.
- Housewives and single mothers will be able to strike a balance between their employment and household chores.
- Teleworking reduces tension and stress, thus improving the health of the people.
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