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Advantages |
Challenges |
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Reduces
stress, while improving morale, work satisfaction and motivation |
|
Some
colleagues can be jealous, especially if they are refused the
chance to telework
|
|
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Fewer
interruptions allows greater focus and improved personal
productivity |
|
Reduced
social interaction can lead to social
& professional isolation
|
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Improved
job satisfaction |
|
Organizational
culture
|
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Save
money (food, clothing, dry cleaning, bus, parking, fuel, highway tolls, insurance etc.)
For example, commuting to work can easily cost $8,468.40 or 47
cents per kilometer per year (Canadian Automobile Association 2002
national average) |
|
Fewer
career and promotional opportunities; reduced
office influence
|
|
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Reduces
commuting time (commuting 1 hour each day equates to 6 full
work-weeks a year) |
|
Monitoring
performance can be tricky
|
|
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Reduces
need to relocate |
|
Potential
for longer
hours |
|
|
Reduced
personal leave |
|
Reduced
level of IT support
|
|
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Gives
job access to those in geographically remote areas |
|
Diminished
access
to resources found only at workplace
|
|
|
Recognizes
growing importance of family, increase single parent/dual career
households |
|
Work
/ family or life balance may be affected if teleworker becomes a
work addict |
|
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Reduces
traffic
accidents |
|
Potential
for distractions |
|
|
Meets
demands for new lifestyles and flexible work environments |
|
Desk
potato or "fridge factor" syndrome |
|
|
Helps
balance work and family or life |
|
|
|
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Increases
physical comfort: custom-fit heat, lighting, and ergonomics |
|
|
|
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Makes
"getting to work" easy for disabled persons |
|
|
|
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Can
improve supervisor / employee communications |
|
|
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Reduces
exposure to "office politics" |
|
|
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Fewer
daytime home break-ins |
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