Benefits for Employees

Growing the virtual workplace will require highlighting the positive impacts for Employees while also addressing the potential side effects.  And we do know that the benefits for individual employees and workgroups are extensive.  Leading organizations take a clear look beyond the basics (such as commute time saved, satisfaction) to dive into the broader societal impacts (including quality of life, stress, and health and well being). 

The following provides a short list of the 3BL Impacts for Employees.

• Significant Personal Financial Savings – Significant personal savings in fuel, auto maintenance, depreciation, parking, tolls and insurance

• Reduced Environmental Footprint –Reductions in business related travel and daily commuting translate directly to dramatic reductions in Green House Gas emission attributable to work related behavior.  

• Enhanced Work Life Balance – Reclaimed commute time, flexible working hours, fewer interruptions and more family time

• Increased Flexibility & Choice – Employees are able to work in an environment that is designed to meet their individual work needs, style and preferences

• Better Access To Tools & Services – Matching today’s work infrastructure with today’s work patterns and requirements

• Increased Performance – Performance increases due to telework range from 10%-50%, as reported by such companies as Merrill Lynch, Sun Microsystems and Cisco Systems

• Increased Job Satisfaction – In a national survey of employees conducted by AT&T, more than 70% of teleworkers are more satisfied with their job now than they were before beginning to telework