Telecommuting, which implies working from home with the help of telephone lines, has become very popular, especially where the lnternet connections are fast and reliable. l, disagree with the given statement that it can benefit only the employees, and not the employers. I believe, that telecommuting is advantageous for both - employers and employees. There are many advantages of telecommuting to employees. To begin with, it saves time as no time is wasted commuting to and from the office. Teleworkers don't even have to spend time getting ready for work. Secondly, it also saves money, as no spending on private or public transport has to be done. Furthermore, the worker can look after minor family commitments like dropping the child to school etc. Although most of the work done by tele-workers is monitored, still a few minutes can be snatched at times. All this helps a lot in maintaining a work-life balance. On the other hand, there are many advantages to employers also. Firstly, less office space is needed as the workers are working from home. lt is a fact that land prices are exorbitant, and it is very expensive to build large offices. Not only constructing buildings for offices, but maintaining them is also very costly. Another benefit, which has been observed after telecommuting became common, is that employees take less sick leave and other leaves. They do not have to take a whole day off for a minor family commitment, such as looking after a sick family member. This is also beneficial for employers. It would be worthwhile to consider why some people opine that telecommuting is not beneficial for employers. They argue that supervising tele-workers is difficult. However, statistics have proved that telecommuters make extra efforts to work well from home, as they realize the benefits it has for them. To sum up, I reiterate my opinion by saying that telecommuting is beneficial for both employees as well as employers. lt would be wrong to say that employers are not benefited at all.
Telecommuting, which implies working from home with the
help
of telephone lines, has become
very
popular,
especially
where the
lnternet
connections are
fast
and reliable.
l
, disagree with the
given
statement that it can benefit
only
the
employees
, and not the
employers
. I believe, that telecommuting is advantageous for both
-
employers
and
employees
. There are
many
advantages of telecommuting to
employees
. To
begin
with, it saves
time
as no
time
is wasted
commuting to and from the
office
. Teleworkers don't even
have to
spend
time
getting ready for work.
Secondly
, it
also
saves money, as no spending on private or public transport
has to
be done
.
Furthermore
, the worker can look after minor family commitments like dropping the child to school etc. Although most of the work done by
tele-workers
is monitored
,
still
a few minutes can
be snatched
at
times
. All this
helps
a lot in maintaining a work-life balance.
On the other hand
, there are
many
advantages to
employers
also
.
Firstly
, less
office
space
is needed
as the workers are working from home.
lt
is a fact that land prices are exorbitant, and it is
very
expensive to build large
offices
. Not
only
constructing buildings for
offices
,
but
maintaining them is
also
very
costly. Another benefit, which has
been observed
after telecommuting became common, is that
employees
take less sick
leave
and other
leaves
. They do not
have to
take a whole day off for a minor family commitment, such as looking after a sick family member. This is
also
beneficial for
employers
. It would be worthwhile to consider why
some
people
opine that telecommuting is not beneficial for
employers
. They argue that supervising
tele-workers
is difficult.
However
, statistics have proved that telecommuters
make
extra efforts to work well from home, as they realize the benefits it has for them. To sum up, I reiterate my opinion by saying that telecommuting is beneficial for both
employees
as well as
employers
.
lt
would be
wrong
to say that
employers
are not benefited at all.