Well it can be tough in these times of mass layoffs, shrinking budgets, non-existent pay raises, and stressful work environments, but look to what you can offer your employees. Look to extra perks to get employees energized. Obviously the perk I’d like to talk about is Telecommuting.

When you offer this for your employees, you allow them to get out of the office stress and into a comfortable environment of their choice. This is often times refreshing for employees and gives them time to get caught up on large projects or initiatives. Additionally, it helps employees to save the costs of driving into work and hassle of fighting traffic.

Many employers are even allowing employees to Telecommute on a regular basis instead of giving them a raise. This concept has been tried before and can prove quite profitable. Consider this, if you have an employee who drives 20 miles to work, their car gets 20 miles to the gallon, and they don’t fight any traffic. Then they can save $2,000 a year on gas and maintenance costs alone. That’s like a $4,000 raise! Add if you add in traffic time, that number goes up considerably.

Have you recently had to lay people off? If so, most likely you now need your employees to do more with less. Consider this fact, a telecommuting employee who works from home 1-2 days a week is up to 20-45% more productive than their office counterparts. If you are faced with doing more with less, then you may consider allowing some more flexible work arrangements. Cut the stress and let your employees be more productive. Take a look at our sample free telecommuting policy for some ideas, or shoot me an Email and let’s talk about how to get this great work arrangement integrated into your company.

For some more ideas, check out this article.

Brandon Dempsey
SuiteCommute
1-888-878-4832
Brandon@suitecommute.com