{"id":1142,"date":"2008-10-07T10:10:50","date_gmt":"2008-10-07T14:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theforcefield.net\/podcast\/telecommuting-boosts-worker-productivity-comptia-survey-finds-1149\/"},"modified":"2008-10-07T10:10:50","modified_gmt":"2008-10-07T14:10:50","slug":"telecommuting-boosts-worker-productivity-comptia-survey-finds-1149","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theforcefield.net\/podcast\/telecommuting-boosts-worker-productivity-comptia-survey-finds-1149\/","title":{"rendered":"Telecommuting Boosts Worker Productivity, CompTIA Survey Finds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\"><em><span style=\"font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;\">Cost savings, staff hiring and  retention and improved employee health also cited as benefits<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;\">Oakbrook Terrace, Ill., October 7,  2008 &ndash; <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;\">Companies  that give their workers the option of telecommuting are benefitting from greater  productivity, lower costs, more options for finding and retaining qualified  staff, and improved employee health, according to a new survey released today by  the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA).<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;\">More than  two-thirds (67 percent) of survey respondents said their organization has  experienced greater worker productivity as a result of allowing employees to  telecommute either full-time or part-time. Improved productivity is principally  due to workers spending less time getting to and from work.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;\">&ldquo;With  &lsquo;anywhere&rsquo; connectivity, faster broadband options and high-quality video and  online conferencing choices, the opportunity for virtual offices is greater  today and more affordable for businesses of all sizes and types,&rdquo; said Todd  Thibodeaux, president and chief executive officer, CompTIA.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;\">Companies who  utilize telecommuting are also benefitting from cost savings through reduced use  of office-related materials and resources and lower vehicle-related expenses.  Nearly six out of ten respondents (59 percent) to the CompTIA telecommuting  trends survey identified cost savings as a significant benefit.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;\">Telecommuting  is also helping organizations find and keep qualified staff, and keep their  employees healthier.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;\">According to  the CompTIA survey, 39 percent of respondents said their companies have access  to more qualified staff, especially those who may not otherwise be  geographically accessible, because they offer telecommuting as an option.  Another 37 percent of respondents said telecommuting helps their organization  improve employee retention. One-quarter of survey respondents (25 percent) said  telecommuting improves employee health, mainly though reduced stress levels  associated with commuting to and from work.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;\">Other  benefits of telecommuting, as revealed in the survey, include promotion of  safety through reduced highway use (18 percent); and environmental benefits (17  percent).<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;\">The survey  was intended to better understand the benefits and challenges of telecommuting;  and to determine how organizations are addressing these challenges. Businesses  represented in the survey include information technology service companies,  government, manufacturers, technology solution providers, not-for-profit  training organizations and schools, telecommunications, healthcare,  entertainment, and real estate. The Web-based survey was conducted between Aug.  27 and Sept. 23. It closed with 212 responses and has a margin of error of &plusmn; 5.6  percent.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;\">  For more information on the telecommuting trends survey and other CompTIA  research, visit <\/span><span style=\"font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.comptia.org\/research\" title=\"http:\/\/www.comptia.org\/research\">www.comptia.org\/research<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;\">About  CompTIA<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;\">The Computing Technology  Industry Association (CompTIA) is the voice of the world&rsquo;s information  technology (IT) industry. Its members are the companies at the forefront of  innovation; and the professionals responsible for maximizing the benefits  organizations receive from their investments in technology. CompTIA is dedicated  to advancing industry growth through its educational programs, market research,  networking events, professional certifications, and public policy advocacy. For  more information, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.comptia.org\/\" title=\"http:\/\/www.comptia.org\/\"><span style=\"color: purple\">www.comptia.org<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/theforcefield.tradepub.com\/free\/ccen\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"FREE subscription to Cisco on Cisco News!\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/ads\/cocn.png\" alt=\"FREE subscription to Cisco on Cisco News!\" title=\"FREE subscription to Cisco on Cisco News!\" width=\"466\" height=\"162\" \/><\/a> <\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cost savings, staff hiring and retention and improved employee health also cited as benefits Oakbrook Terrace, Ill., October 7, 2008 &ndash; Companies that give their workers the option of telecommuting are benefitting from greater productivity, lower costs, more options for finding and retaining qualified staff, and improved employee health, according to a new survey released &#8230; <a title=\"Telecommuting Boosts Worker Productivity, CompTIA Survey Finds\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theforcefield.net\/podcast\/telecommuting-boosts-worker-productivity-comptia-survey-finds-1149\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Telecommuting Boosts Worker Productivity, CompTIA Survey Finds\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":351,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[830,94,93,829],"class_list":["post-1142","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-latest","tag-comptia-survey-finds","tag-latest-news","tag-news","tag-telecommuting-boosts-worker-productivity"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Telecommuting Boosts Worker Productivity, CompTIA Survey Finds - The Force Field Podcast<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theforcefield.net\/podcast\/telecommuting-boosts-worker-productivity-comptia-survey-finds-1149\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Telecommuting Boosts Worker Productivity, CompTIA Survey Finds - The Force Field Podcast\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Cost savings, staff hiring and retention and improved employee health also cited as benefits Oakbrook Terrace, Ill., October 7, 2008 &ndash; Companies that give their workers the option of telecommuting are benefitting from greater productivity, lower costs, more options for finding and retaining qualified staff, and improved employee health, according to a new survey released ... 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