Benefits of Teleworking for Employers

Work-Home Life Balance
Teleworking gives employees the benefit of giving equal amounts of attention and being hands-on in dealing with issues related to both family and work. With the physical office set up, this wouldn’t be possible.
Flexible Schedules
Employees need not worry about clocking their work hours within a fixed schedule. They can choose to do their work when they think that they will be able to concentrate and focus. It can help them carry out their work to the best of their potential.
Fewer Distractions
Working at an office comes with its fair share of distractions: a co-worker who drops by to have a chat when you’re in the mood to work, over the desk conversations from colleagues, birthday celebrations, team lunches, coffee breaks, and more. Teleworking lets employees escape from the noise and concentrate on their work better, increasing overall productivity.
More Inclusivity
Teleworking ensures that all employees are kept in the loop about all the work processes. In the usual office setup, most companies follow the top-to-down communications hierarchy system. Often, things are not communicated to the concerned employee at the right time or get miscommunicated. Keeping the employees in the loop gives them a sense of importance and motivates them to do their job better.
Higher Satisfaction levels
With teleworking where employees can choose to work from a place, they are comfortable in and at a time, which is convenient for them and constant supervision is ruled out. With reduced micro-management employees will get more personal space. Employees can work in a relaxed and stress-free manner, leading to better productivity.
Challenges of Teleworking
While there are a number of benefits that teleworking offers both employers and employees, no business or work model is without its glitches and shortcomings. Moreover since teleworking is a new work model and is being extensively used until recently, it does throw up a few challenges. Here are some of them: