Employers reject home workers despite evidence of higher productivity
A new report suggests that 69 per cent of employers either never or only occasionally accept employee requests to work from home
The report, entitled Labour Market Outlook, was written by CIPD/KPMG and found that employers' hesitancy could mean they lose out with 30 per cent of the employers who do offer home-working saying home workers are more productive, compared to only eight per cent who believe home workers to be less productive.
Policy advisor at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development Gerwyn Davies suggests that employers should re-evaluate how offering the option of working from home could benefit the company.
"Employers should be more accommodating about accepting requests to work from home, rather than fostering a culture of presenteeism," he said.
"The allure of home-working for employees is becoming greater given the stress and rising costs associated with commuting."
Employers who are considering allowing employees to work from home are better positioned than ever to do so with today's technology, such as VoIP and high-speed broadband internet access, allowing employees to be equally productive working from home as they would from the office
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