Working from Home. Good or bad?

  Posted on 21/08/2019

According to recent research, there are many advantages of working from home; but there are also many disadvantages for businesses too.

Here we list some of the advantages and disadvantages; we’d love to hear your thoughts.

Advantages of letting your staff work from home include:

• Higher productivity as a result of employees being uninterrupted

• Greater commitment from staff as they feel their work-life balance is improved

• Lower stress as your staff haven’t got to deal with the “daily commute”

• Reduction in overheads

• Positive image for your business - it shows you are dynamic, modern flexible and a forward-looking business

• Shows you trust your employees

There are, however, disadvantages to letting staff work from home.

These include:

• Lack of a work “community feel” and team spirit

• Staff aren’t able to be mentored by others and learn new skills and gain from other’s experience

• Difficult to communicate many messages, and judge people’s reactions – emails can be read incorrectly for example!

• Can you rely on all staff to be committed to doing a full day’s work?

• Very difficult to manage and maintain accountability for tasks and people

The debate continues – what are your thoughts? Let us know by emailing your comments here.

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