IT+in+Teleworking

=Teleworking/ Homeworking=

What is teleworking?
Also known as telecommuting. To use information technology and telecommunications to replace work-related travel. Teleworking allows employees work at home or at a local telework center one or more days per week using communication tools, such as such as phone, fax, modem, Internet teleconferencing, e-mail or IM, to perform work duties from a remote location. The term telework is the term favoured in Europe and other countries while telecommute is used more often in the U.S and Canada. //(from Webopedia)//



**What are some of the advantages and disadvantages about teleworking?**

 * < **Stakeholders** ||~ Advantages ||~ Disadvantages ||
 * < **Individual** ||< * eco-friendly
 * less distractions from co-workers
 * more flexibility with organization of daily tasks (better personal time management)
 * savings in time and commuting costs
 * higher job satisfaction ||< * isolation
 * lack of separation between home and work
 * more distractions from family
 * potential for excessive working hours
 * less awareness of changes in company
 * fear of being under-managed or 'out of sight, out of mind' ||
 * < **Company** ||< * improved employee retention
 * often higher productivity
 * less lost hours due to traffic problems
 * reduced absenteeism
 * savings in energy, office space requirements, maintenance and housekeeping.
 * increases number of potential candidates for a job ||< * contacting employee
 * maintaining adequate communication between other employees or with customers
 * possible delay in customer service ||


 * < ===Title=== ||< ===Link=== ||< ===Summary=== ||< ===Contributed by:=== ||
 * < Japan Quake Technology lifeline for businesses ||< [] ||< Even though Japan was struck by multiple natural hazards, its businesses were still running and able to cope due to the use of teleworking ||< Mohammad Ezmir ||
 * < Homeworking: Why can't everyone telework? ||< [] ||< The UK is trying to push people and companies into teleworking to reduce traffic during the 2012 Olympics ||< Mohammad Ezmir ||
 * < Benefits of Teleworking ||< media type="youtube" key="E49LDPs3dg8" height="315" width="420" ||< In case of a sudden spread in fatal diseases such as the swine flu and the bird flu, employees can stay at home and continue working without exposing themselves to fellow colleagues. ||< Mohammad Ezmir ||

Social/ Ethical issues:

 * **Reliability** of the software and hardware used. This could cause a major communication problem between individuals and companies.
 * **Digital divide**. Some employees might not own a computer or have internet connection outside of the office.
 * The employee doesn't have much **privacy** because the employers can check up on him/her at his/her home through video conferencing.