•Cost Savings
Companies adopting telework methods achieve significant reductions in office occupancy costs. In some circumstances recruitment costs can also be reduced, as can the costs associated with high staff turnover rates. If a company adopts a total "flexible working" strategy, all costs associated with relocation of staff can be eliminated.
•Increased Productivity
Teleworkers avoid travel time and the interruptions of an office environment. Both teleworkers and their managers consistently report significant productivity gains. Productivity increases of up to 40% have been reported.
•Improved Motivation
In successful telework program, employees respond well to the signal of trust and confidence indicated by the employer's adoption of more independent work styles.
•Skills Retention
Employees who might otherwise leave can remain in their jobs. For example, an employee can be retained even if he or she had to move because of the spouse’s job change. Employees who take maternity leave can continue to undertake some tasks and require less retraining when they return to work full time.
•Organizational Flexibility
In the event of restructuring and reorganization, employees can continue to work without disruption to their personal lives. Teams representing the best skills and experience for a particular project can be created, regardless of geography and time zones.
•Flexible Staffing
In activities that generate peaks and troughs of workload, telework can enable staff to work hours that match peak workload, without concern for travel. In some cases staff can be on "standby time" at home at retainer rates and then paid at higher rates when needed for active work.
•Resilience
Organizations with effective teleworking program are more resilient in the face of external disruption, such as transportation strikes, severe weather, natural disasters, and rush-hour traffic gridlock.
•Enhanced Customer Service
Customer services can be extended beyond the working day or the working week without the costs of overtime payments or the need for staff to work (and travel) at irregular hours.
•Accommodating Employees with Disabilities
Telework provides businesses with an efficient and desirable way of meeting their accommodation requirements for employees with disabilities, including new hires, injured workers, and employees returning from military duty with service-related disabilities.