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Work On The Beach

To the slew of data indicating that working remotely is no longer a rarity, but becoming commonplace, you can add the latest Work Without Walls findings from Microsoft. Microsoft’s research shows that enabling employees to work remotely is fast becoming not a perk, but a business imperative.

Here are some of the findings:

  • More than half (56 percent) of information workers at small companies surveyed say their company has no formal telework policy allowing remote work. (39 percent have a telework policy.)
  • 36 percent of information workers feel their peers support remote working arrangements, while only 31 percent think their bosses are supportive.

 

To read the full, original article click on this link: Remote Work No Longer a Perk But a Business Imperative

Author:Rieva Lesonsky