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Home-based Workstyle

It is 10 o’clock in the morning. After having a leisurely breakfast with his family, Jack sits at the computer desk and begins his work. He turns on the computer and logs onto the Internet. With just a few mouse clicks, he gets the latest news and all the information about today’s tasks and objectives. Quickly, Jack makes a clear arrangement for today’s job. Due to this type of flexible working, Jack managed to deal with 3 different pieces of work at a time and he is still able to find time to play sports and join clubs in the neighborhood. Jack enjoys this lifestyle, and his company enjoys it too. In this information age, a home-based work style is beneficial for companies that use IT and Internet, because it can cut costs for the company, improve employees’ efficiency and make it easier to communicate with customers face-to-face.
Implementing flexible working may mean the extra cost of setting up employee's IT needs at home, but overall, people working at home will reduce co...

Posted by: Gabrielle Gooch

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