16 million employees

America has the highest

adoption rate of telework
Why Telework?
Better the employee happiness,
Better the company
84.2%
55%
Personal Identity
Concerns
Increase
Productivity
78%
63%
 Employer Savings
● $300 billion a year
● Implementation cost: $2,750
● 36% chose working from home over a raise
 Employee Savings
● #1 complaint: commute time
● 87.5% drive > 40 miles
● Save $2,000 annually
 Physical and Mental Health
Costs: Commuting
● Driving alone
● Weight Gain
● Low sleep quality
● Lower life satisfaction
 Takeaways
● Decreased employee Turnover
● Increase in Productivity
● Increased Mental and Physical Health
● Employer and Employee Savings
 Call to Action
● Three Months
● 50 Employees
● $16,500 implementation cost
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Replacements and Unit Performance. Academy of Management Journal, Vol. 62(4), 979-1002.
● Catherine Raffaele, Julia Connel Telecommuting and Co-Working Communities: What Are the Implications for Individual and
Organizational Flexibility? Flexible Work Organizations 2016 pp 21-35