Telecommuting

Topic 

Telecommuting

Instructions 

Write a Discussion Paper on telecommuting

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If the employees are not equipped with adequate IT skills to work remotely. Apart from having the technical skills to handle their tasks, employees should have skills to connect and perform other tasks online like participate in an online webinar and others depending on position and job.  If they need much support to work remotely, the company should not adopt telecommuting.  The company should therefore evaluate the cost of training, period needed for adjustment and how the performance will be affected by the transition.

If a large percentage of employees have young children, the company can allow employees to work remotely. In most cases, young families need to spend more time close to their family compared to employees with older children.   Additionally, if the nature of their work does not demand their physical presence in the office, the employees can be allowed to work remotely.

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