The traditional 'office' is heading for a workplace revolution. Century-old established, outdated working cultures and traditions need to break down. They are wasteful in terms of resources and time, damaging in terms of the environment and global warming, unhealthy in terms of worker wellbeing, and frustrating in terms of traffic congestion and public transport overcrowding.
Research shows that the structure of the labour market is going to be reshaped dramatically over the four years, with remote working expected to almost double. There are already around 3.1 million people working from home in the UK and this is expected to double by 2012! The recent emergence of 'virtual jobs' and 'virtual communities' is changing the way companies attract and retain skilled employees.
Adopting a modern day approach to our working lives will increase business productivity and competitiveness, reduce transport congestion and pollution, reduce stress, assist disadvantaged groups and harmonise our work and family commitments. In addition, remote working gives employers the added advantage of recruiting talented individuals from anywhere in the country instead of just around their local office.
A flexible or remote working policy may enable you and your company to retain valued staff by offering them choices to suit their lifestyle demands. Remote employment is a strategy for better management of your workforce. Flexible working is a cultural shift for many organisations and it is best to use the following table as a productive start:
- Raise awareness with all staff
- Establish key needs
- Define targets
- Determine costs and benefits
- Define priorities
- Set an action plan
- Review
Remote working gives employers the added advantage of recruiting talented individuals from anywhere in the country instead of just around their local office.
Remote Employment, a web service dedicated to flexible and home based recruitment, invites companies across the UK to support National Work from Home, by giving their employees the opportunity to work flexible hours or work from home. Founder and Managing Director, Ken Sheridan believes a flexible employment solution benefits business, employees, and the country as a whole.
For more information on Remote Employment's modern recruitment solutions, contact Ken Sheridan on ken@remoteemployment.com.
15 May 2008
Are You Working from Home Today?
15 May 2008
Today millions of Brits will lie in bed for another ten minutes, spend an additional five minutes munching through extra toast over a lazy breakfast and take a longer shower. They won’t have to rush for the early train or get into the fast lane of traffic congestion. Instead, they will amble into their home office, switch on their PC and get stuck into emails and buried in office documents without commuting distractions, for today is National Work from Home Day.
The annual National Work from Home Day is aimed at highlighting smarter working practices by encouraging companies to try out working from home. Besides the positive work-life balance benefits this would have, even if only a small proportion of workers worked just one day a week from home, the impact on traffic congestion and public transport over-crowding would be profound. Just remember half term and summer holidays when there are no school runs!
Working from home significantly improves productivity, enabling businesses to be more competitive, and enhances work-life balance for staff, with added health and leisure benefits. BT are leaders in their flexible working policies and now have more than 70,000 flexible workers, with seven out of 10 people working flexibly and nearly 10% home based.
Remote Employment, a web service dedicated to flexible and home based recruitment, urges companies across the UK to support National Work from Home, by giving their employees the opportunity to work flexible hours or work from home. Founder and Managing Director, Ken Sheridan believes a flexible employment solution benefits business, employees, and the country as a whole.
Sheridan said: “There is a growing desire by employees to work from home, which shows a need for businesses to take steps to enable workers to work from home to reduce their carbon footprint. Research shows that the structure of the labour market is going to be reshaped dramatically over the four years, with remote working expected to almost double. There are already around 3.1 million people working from home in the UK and this is expected to double by 2012! The recent emergence of 'virtual jobs' and 'virtual communities' is changing the way companies attract and retain skilled employees.”
Sheridan explained that although working from home fits snugly with the lifestyle of the self-employed, regardless of their location, it is fast becoming the ‘norm’ with forward thinking organisations across the UK. He said: “Already the majority of freelancers and self employed consultants work from home, now both big businesses and their smaller counterparts, each mindful of budgets, can also benefit from outsourcing their PA and admin services as well as their creative skills.”
Smarter working practices revolutionise the way people work and leads to increased business productivity and competitiveness, reduced transport congestion and pollution, improved health, assist disadvantaged groups, and harmonise work and family commitments. Last year an Oxford University report revealed that working from home can help reduce the emission of the gases that cause global warming. The study, which pulled together research from around the world, demonstrated conclusively, that the reduction in commuting time resulting from people working at home will mean less carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere - one of the gases that causes global warming.
Phil Flaxton, chief executive of Work Wise UK which is organising National Work from Home Day said: "Technology is enabling people to work virtually anywhere. National Work from Home Day is not an excuse for an extra day off, it is a serious attempt for people and organisations to try out homeworking."
Smarter organisations reduce employment costs by adopting ‘remote working’ as a regular employment solution. With this new approach, many employers are now considering remote working and working from home as viable options in their recruitment drive.
For more information, browse www.remoteemployment.com or www.workwiseuk.org.
Today millions of Brits will lie in bed for another ten minutes, spend an additional five minutes munching through extra toast over a lazy breakfast and take a longer shower. They won’t have to rush for the early train or get into the fast lane of traffic congestion. Instead, they will amble into their home office, switch on their PC and get stuck into emails and buried in office documents without commuting distractions, for today is National Work from Home Day.
The annual National Work from Home Day is aimed at highlighting smarter working practices by encouraging companies to try out working from home. Besides the positive work-life balance benefits this would have, even if only a small proportion of workers worked just one day a week from home, the impact on traffic congestion and public transport over-crowding would be profound. Just remember half term and summer holidays when there are no school runs!
Working from home significantly improves productivity, enabling businesses to be more competitive, and enhances work-life balance for staff, with added health and leisure benefits. BT are leaders in their flexible working policies and now have more than 70,000 flexible workers, with seven out of 10 people working flexibly and nearly 10% home based.
Remote Employment, a web service dedicated to flexible and home based recruitment, urges companies across the UK to support National Work from Home, by giving their employees the opportunity to work flexible hours or work from home. Founder and Managing Director, Ken Sheridan believes a flexible employment solution benefits business, employees, and the country as a whole.
Sheridan said: “There is a growing desire by employees to work from home, which shows a need for businesses to take steps to enable workers to work from home to reduce their carbon footprint. Research shows that the structure of the labour market is going to be reshaped dramatically over the four years, with remote working expected to almost double. There are already around 3.1 million people working from home in the UK and this is expected to double by 2012! The recent emergence of 'virtual jobs' and 'virtual communities' is changing the way companies attract and retain skilled employees.”
Sheridan explained that although working from home fits snugly with the lifestyle of the self-employed, regardless of their location, it is fast becoming the ‘norm’ with forward thinking organisations across the UK. He said: “Already the majority of freelancers and self employed consultants work from home, now both big businesses and their smaller counterparts, each mindful of budgets, can also benefit from outsourcing their PA and admin services as well as their creative skills.”
Smarter working practices revolutionise the way people work and leads to increased business productivity and competitiveness, reduced transport congestion and pollution, improved health, assist disadvantaged groups, and harmonise work and family commitments. Last year an Oxford University report revealed that working from home can help reduce the emission of the gases that cause global warming. The study, which pulled together research from around the world, demonstrated conclusively, that the reduction in commuting time resulting from people working at home will mean less carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere - one of the gases that causes global warming.
Phil Flaxton, chief executive of Work Wise UK which is organising National Work from Home Day said: "Technology is enabling people to work virtually anywhere. National Work from Home Day is not an excuse for an extra day off, it is a serious attempt for people and organisations to try out homeworking."
Smarter organisations reduce employment costs by adopting ‘remote working’ as a regular employment solution. With this new approach, many employers are now considering remote working and working from home as viable options in their recruitment drive.
For more information, browse www.remoteemployment.com or www.workwiseuk.org.
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