We’ve written before about the impact IT can have on the company’s bottom line by getting more users set up to telecommute. Here’s another problem that could help solve:
Unplanned absences.
Many employees have called in sick simply because they were tired of making the morning commute, according to a recent survey by The Workforce Institute at Kronos, Inc.
The percentage isn’t staggering — 4% of survey respondents admitted to doing so — but that’s still enough to cost organizations 8.7% of their annual payroll, UPI reports.
In addition to preventing those off-days, allowing employees to telecommute sometimes can also improve job satisfaction and retention, as 15% of respondents say they’ve considered changing jobs to shorten their drives, and half said their commute negatively affects their morale.
