Do You Have a Telecommuting Policy for At-Home Employees?
| by Sandi Villarreal | ||||
Telecommuting Policy by mccun934 on flickr.com
Thinking about offering your employees the option of telecommuting? It’s becoming increasingly popular for obvious reasons: nixes the commute, less distractions, decreases office politics and infighting between employees, etc. And as technology becomes more compact and less expensive, connectivity is no longer an issue.
In fact, I’m writing this blog post from my home workspace instead of my office cube. I don’t telecommute often, but it’s a great option when, like today, I’m not feeling 100% and don’t want to infect my colleagues. (No, I don’t have swine flu.)
But there are a lot of things to think about before implementing a telecommuting option—things that should go into a Telecommuting Policy. Bizmanualz publishes prewritten business policies and procedures, and we’re thinking about writing one that would erase all the prep on your part.
The policy should include which positions are eligible, who should pay for things like Internet access and equipment, how often or should the employee come in for meetings, will the hours change, etc.
So here’s where you come in. What would you (or what do you) deem an essential part of a telecommuting policy? I’d love to hear what you think is important to include.
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Policies and Procedures • process improvement • telecommuting
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Originally published in 2009 by Bizmanualz, Inc. under the title Do You Have a Telecommuting Policy for At-Home Employees?. All rights reserved. Reproduction permitted with attribution only. www.bizmanualz.com
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