Benefits to employers

  

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Cost savings: Companies can save a lot of money on premises costs, office and labour. Companies adopting teleworking methods do not need to provide large buildings, car parks, heating, lighting and so on.

Increased productivity: Teleworkers don't have to and aren't as easily at home as they are in an office environment.

Improved motivation: Workers like working for companies who place in them. They are likely to stay at a company for longer as a result.

Skills retention: Employees can stay in their jobs, even if the family has to move. They can keep up-to-date with current working practices and can change their hours to suit their personal circumstances. Employers don't have to spend a large amount of time and money looking for replacement employees and then them.

Flexible staffing: Some businesses have periods of a lot of work and then periods of little work. In this situation, teleworkers may be paid on '' and then when they are needed, they are paid a full rate.

Ability to recruit: Businesses can potentially employ anyone anywhere in the world! This means that they have opportunities to find the cheapest workers for a particular job. They potentially should also be able to find the workers with the skills they need, if they have difficulty finding them .

Resilience: Teleworkers are less likely to be affected by extreme weather conditions, natural and transport strikes, for example. Businesses that use teleworkers are more likely to be able to trading as a result.