MobilityImprove Productivity while reducing energy consumption.Today's fast paced environment requires employees to be constantly in touch with the office. Whether on business travel, working at home in the evening or teleworking for a day, employees need a fast easy secure system to stay in touch with the office and their customers. Teleworking is not just the remote worker who is home based but includes workers who are remote part time but require connectivity to the office. Teleworker solutions offer businesses an opportunity to significantly improve organizational effectiveness. The international Telework Association and Council states that on the average teleworking yields:
Using Unified Communications as a tool to connect remote workers will allow employees to reduce commute times which provides a longer business window for the employee to work. Teleworkers are more able to manage family issues while putting in longer hours for the business. Working in a quiet location separated from office distractions allows employees to be more productive and complete critical assignments on time. Instead of offering salary increases to retain key employees business can offer Teleworking. Reducing personal costs such as commuting, child care, cleaners etc effectively puts money in the employee's pocket. Not only can a business retain an employee without spending any money but on the average get a 22% increase in the employee's productivity. Not only can Teleworking make direct improvements to organizational effectiveness but according to a study commissioned by the Consumer Electronics Association the estimated 3.9 million telecommuters in the U.S. reduced gasoline consumption by about 840 million gallons, while curbing carbon dioxide emissions by nearly 14 million tons. This level of CO2 reduction is equal to removing 2 million vehicles from the road every year. Telework Exchange, a public-private partnership for promoting telework, recently surveyed 377 federal and private-sector employees and found that 92% believe they could do their jobs from home. However, only 34% reported that they actually telework. Another Telework Exchange study found that if everyone who could telecommute did their jobs from home twice weekly, the country could save 9.7 billion gallons of gas and $38.2 billion a year. Teleworking is an inexpensive process that can significantly reduce our dependency on oil and help improve the quality of our environment. Teleworking offers business significant flexibility in staffing for positions. Virtual teams utilizing the best talent can be quickly assembled to mange projects or work out business problems. Hiring is no longer geographically constrained. Businesses can hire better talent from lower cost areas reducing payroll expenses and eliminating relocation charges. Using employees in different time zones can expand a regional company to compete on a Global level. Business can find the best person at the best price to fill job vacancies regardless of their physical location. Expanding teleworking services can directly reduce the amount of required office space. The International Telework Association and Council estimates that 50% to 70% of office space is unoccupied during normal business hours. Similarly Nemertes Research found that 87% of workers do not work at the company headquarters. Using a teleworking solution can directly reduce the office space and associated expense required to support employees. Many states offer tax incentives to companies that provide teleworkers. Every state is looking for ways to reduce commuter gasoline consumption and the strain on the highway infrastructure. Teleworker solutions are one of the key areas that will help to address this problem. SharpComm can provide your business the right mix of Teleworker solutions designed to meet your specific requirements. SharpComm’s solutions will focus on a secure connection that is accessed by the employee from the device and location they require. In addition to providing basic connections, SharpComm can offer a wide variety of Teleworker desired features such as call routing for Find Me Follow Me Capabilities, Audio Bridges, Videoconferencing, Outlook Integration, Secure IM, Presence, Call screening, Call logs, and Integrated Voicemail, E mail and Fax messaging. From the design, to the implementation, SharpComm will build a solution that specifically meets your Teleworkers requirements. |