{"id":3220,"date":"2016-09-19T22:13:38","date_gmt":"2016-09-19T21:13:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conferencecall.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3220"},"modified":"2016-09-19T22:50:28","modified_gmt":"2016-09-19T21:50:28","slug":"4-irrefutable-reasons-business-needs-offer-remote-working","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conferencecall.co.uk\/blog\/4-irrefutable-reasons-business-needs-offer-remote-working\/","title":{"rendered":"4 irrefutable reasons why your business needs to offer remote working"},"content":{"rendered":"

Commuting is a complete waste of time. Remote working is the way to go.<\/p>\n

In a world where most office workers can do the day-to-day from the comfort of their own home, it makes no sense for them to waste hours of their valuable time travelling to work – at least not every day anyway.<\/p>\n

So if your business isn’t offering employees the chance to work remotely, here are four irrefutable\u00a0reasons why that has to change…<\/p>\n

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What is remote working?<\/h2>\n

Remote working is\u00a0simply working from a location that isn’t the traditional office.<\/p>\n

Also known as telecommuting, coffee shops and the home are two of the more common remote working locations.<\/p>\n

How many UK employees work remotely?<\/h2>\n

Figures from the\u00a0Office of National Statistics (ONS) Labour Force Survey indicate the number of people working remotely has increased to almost one-in-seven over the last decade – that’s over four million employees (or 13.7% of the workforce).<\/p>\n

It also estimates that a further 1.8 million people would work from home if they were given the opportunity.<\/p>\n

And here’s why your business shouldn’t get left behind in the work-from-home revolution…<\/p>\n

Cuts overheads and saves money<\/h2>\n

When an employee works from home, they’re not using your office space and energy, which cuts your overheads and saves money.<\/p>\n

In some cases, they may not even be using company equipment,\u00a0but\u00a0if you’re business\u00a0handles sensitive data it’s best to provide equipment with secure servers and VPN <\/a>connections.<\/p>\n

And if you’re just starting out, you could write off potentially expensive office rental costs by working remotely until you’re more established.<\/p>\n

Increase morale<\/h2>\n

Giving staff the option to work remotely can genuinely improve morale and lead to a higher staff retention – not only does it demonstrate to employees that you’re flexible and willing to put your trust in them, it can help staff with children or other commitments on a practical level too.<\/p>\n

All of which means you’re staff are more likely to remain loyal to you.<\/p>\n

Productivity rises<\/h2>\n

As well as increasing staff retention rates, offering remote\u00a0working can actually increase productivity \u00a0– so forget the usual complaints that home-workers will sit watching telly all day while answering emails, there’s evidence to suggest it could be a great way to squeeze a little more out of your staff.<\/p>\n

Back in September last year, we reported on how a survey of 2,600 employees by Flexjobs<\/a> outlined the top five reasons why staff are more productive when they work from home:<\/p>\n

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  1. Fewer interruptions from colleagues (76%)<\/li>\n
  2. Fewer distractions (74%)<\/li>\n
  3. Minimal office politics (71%)<\/li>\n
  4. Reduced stress from commuting (68%)<\/li>\n
  5. More comfortable office environment (65%)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Get the best talent<\/h2>\n

    As remote working becomes more popular, so more of us expect it as the norm when it comes to taking a job – and so your business has a better chance of bagging the best talent if it offers some form of flexible working.<\/p>\n

    If you’re working from home, make sure you hook up with ConferenceCall.co.uk<\/a> to make sure you don’t miss a minute of any\u00a0business meetings.<\/p>\n

    Have you found offering remote working works for your business? Or have you a work-from-home horror story? Let us know…<\/strong><\/p>\n

    So could this signal the death-knell for the nine-to-five? Let us know your thoughts…<\/h3>\n

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