![]() Bear in mind that you will be spending considerably more time ‘immersed’ in your personal life.Ī teleworker needs to be a self-motivated person. ![]() If you prefer separating your personal life from work, teleworking may not be for you. If most of your other team members work at the office, you may find yourself eventually becoming the ‘outsider’ – you might find it harder to work as a fully-integrated team member. There will be fewer opportunities to meet others, bounce ideas off each other, forget about your personal problems with some office banter or after-work get-togethers, etc. If you do decide to work from home, bear in mind that you will have less interaction with other colleagues. In this image, the teleworker is using a smartphone, she should consider investing in a headphone-with-speaker device (or get her employer to pay for it). With modern technology, teleworking can cover virtually all work-related functions, including conferences. If you are self-employed or run your own business, you don’t need to spend money on a premises.It is easier to work around your family’s needs.You work in a comfortable environment your home.You can get up later, because ‘traveling’ from your bed to your home workstation is a very short distance.The employer needs to be prepared to have less control over the employee who is working from home. Some people do not function well if they are not physically supervised. The teleworker must be trusted – this is a risk for the employer (and the worker). The employer needs to make sure that the worker is fully capable of working at home at least as effectively as at the office. For many firms, this could mean more revenue and business opportunities. With flexible schedules, i.e., people working outside the traditional 9-to-5 period, companies can become 24-hour operations. In fact, even if your carriage has no WiFi, most smartphones can be set to become hotspots if you need to go online with your laptop. If you travel by train in Europe, you will see a large number of teleworkers. Teleworking does not only refer to working at home – it means ‘working remotely’. With teleworking, the employer can choose candidates from anywhere in the country, and also across the world. Wider choice of candidates for recruitment.For example, staff not affected by bus or train strikes, or bad weather. ![]()
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