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In this issue, we talk about an increasingly accepted work environment - Virtual Workers and the Technology That Supports Them.

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Laura Pettit Rusick
OPT Solutions, Inc.
www.optsolutionsinc.com

Many organizations have some kind of virtual worker, or telecommuting program in place. If you don't, you are likely getting requests to support it. Workers want the flexibility and managers would rather have someone available from home than taking a sick day for a child.

Why support virtual workers?

1. Telecommuting increases your ability to attract and retain employees.
• Employees eliminate commuting time, freeing up a chunk of time each day for personal use.
• Employees save money by eliminating the cost of driving, parking and dry cleaning, effectively giving them a raise.
• Employees who can work from home with a sick child can still be productive for at least part of the day.
2. Virtual workers support a strong business continuity plan.
• If your building is unavailable due to a disaster and you have a plan to keep your computer systems up and running, telecommuters will still be able to process company business.
• Depending on the number of telecommuters, you may be able to eliminate workspace provisions in your disaster recovery contracts which can be a significant cost reduction (you did plan for workspace, right?).
• Even if people aren't working from home regularly, have those with laptops take them home each night so if they had to work from home they could.
3. With the lack of office distractions, employees can be more productive. Note that increasing productivity is very dependent on the personality type of the individual worker.
4. If your company can be completely virtual, you save the overhead of a building and all the costs that go with it.

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