Telework: The Who, What, Where & Why Not:
A webinar based on the Telework Research Network's U.S., U.K., and Canadian telework studies:
- How many employees telework/telecommute?
- What jobs do they hold?
- Where do they work?
- How does telework participation differ in the US, UK, and Canada?
- Is telework growing? How quickly? Has the recession had an impact?
- How much is telework really likely to grow?
- How does participation differ by industry, geography, income, and other factors?
- What's driving telework in different countries?
- What are the real obstacles?
- What's needed to overcome the obstacles to telework?
10. Year Over Year Changes in Total and WAH by Employer Type
ALL
2006
2007
2008
2009
Private For-Profit
4.39%
0.48%
3.47%
-4.85%
Private Non-Profit
3.60%
2.41%
8.52%
0.35%
Local government
-0.32%
0.35%
5.56%
-3.06%
State government
6.84%
3.59%
4.25%
0.70%
Federal government
8.17%
0.53%
3.43%
1.23%
WAH
Private For-Profit
16.65%
9.62%
15.06%
3.04%
Private Non-Profit
37.68%
3.94%
10.35%
9.07%
Local government
10.12%
8.79%
17.48%
8.93%
State government
38.42%
12.53%
13.83%
5.76%
Federal government
433.64%
-8.86%
7.23%
-2.77%
23. Let’s Pretend They Did?
Annual Savings with Half Time Telework
Company Savings
Assumption
Per Person
U.S.
Real Estate
20%
$3.4 K
$170 B
Productivity
25%
$9.2 K
$467 B
Absenteeism / Turnover
25% / 10%
$.5 K
$27 B
Total Company
$13.1 K
$663 B
Employee Savings
Per Person
Time
2 to 3 workweeks
Money
$2K to $6.8K
Community Savings
Total
Greenhouse Gases
9.3 million cars
Oil
46% Persian Gulf Imports
Value of Oil Saved
$28 B
25. And Why the &^%! Not?
Top Barriers to Telework!
Management Resistance! Job Incompatibility!
38%!
62%!
Source: WorldatWork 2011 Telework Report
Telework Research Network
33. 6. How might we influence it?
§ Adopt EU Policy
§ DOT / EPA / COOP / DOL / DOE / CDC / ADA / NSA / DOD
§ SBA (Assistance, Loans, Web, SBIR)
§ Tax Incentives
§ Census / ACS
§ Telecommuter Tax Fairness
§ IRS – Home Office
§ Zoning, OSHA, ERISA, FSLA (State and Federal)
§ Fund H.R. 1722
34. 7. What are the national / cultural differences in
motivations? acceptance?
§ House size
§ Working hours
§ Education
§ Workforce Migration
§ Unemployment
Examples:
§ Gov’t Mandates
Prince Edward Island, Africa, Ireland,
§ ???
China, Islam, Canada, UK
Others?
35. 8. Technology—Are we really there?
§ Can you hear me now?
§ Collaboration crashes
§ Video—be very afraid
§ Energy in the room
§ Visual feedback (not just video)
§ 2-3 screens vs. iPhone / iPad
§ True collaboration
§ Cost
§ ???
36. 9. Is there an optimal number of telework frequency?
§ Diminishing value vs. benefits?
§ ??