Telecommuting

21 Pages 5154 Words

I. INTRODUCTION

1). Definition of telecommuting
a). Variations of telecommuting
b). Employee issues of telecommuting

2) HISTORICAL AND PRESENT DATA OF TELECOMMUTING
i. Telecommuting today
ii. The first telecommuters

II. MAIN BODY
1). FEATURES AND TYPES OF TELECOMMUTING
a. The corporate telecommuter
b. The freelancer or independent contractor
c. The self-employer telecommuter

2). ADVANTAGES/DISADVANTAGES OF TELECOMMUTING
i. Employee pros/cons
ii. Employer pros/cons
iii. Society pros/cons
iv. Environmental pros/cons

3). IMPROVEMENT OF THE OVERALL PERFORMANCE OF EMPLOYEES
i. Increasing Productivity
ii. Statistical Data for Productivity

4). REAL TELECOMMUTING PROGRAMS
i. Technology and software used
ii. Application of Telecommuting Programs in various Businesses

III. CONCLUSION
i. Overall summary of the most important issues.




I. Introduction 21-30

1) Definition of telecommuting

Telecommuting is a work agreement between an employee and his/her supervisor that allows an the former to perform assigned duties at an alternative site, usually at home, for one or more days a week.
Telecommuting is a workplace option that provides working at home and communicating with the fellow workers through a computer, the modem or the phone while at the same time employees enjoy flexibility in work place and time.
The telecommuting is based on the idea: “moving the work to the workers instead of moving the workers to work”.
Moreover, the telecommuting has various advantages but few disadvantages that can be beneficial to both employer and employee.
Commonly, most telecommuters spend two or three days a week to their central office and use office time for face-to-face meetings, team sessions and use of office equipment.
Furthermore, telecommuting is appropriate and useful for persons who works alone or handling information such as reports, proposals, data or research. Salespersons, wr...