Teleworking

Teleworking can be described as a practice where people can now work from their homes or from any other convenient location away from the actual workplace. It moves work to the workers rather than workers to the work. The increased advancement of technology and telecommunications has opened up the possibility for this type of work practice to be more effective. There may not be a set pattern for teleworking because it will depend on the nature of the job and the functions of the company, thus resulting in a variation in how teleworking is practiced throughout the world.

In a number of countries such as the United States, teleworking has become the way of life for employees, where as, there are other countries where there is a much slower advancement of technology, therefore, the increase in the number of people working from home is gradual.

Teleworking offers significant benefits to both employers and employees. The benefits of teleworking to employers are many. One of the...