Article Review - Compensation/Benefits Issue - MGT 431

It is no secret that telecommuting has quickly become one of the fastest growing trends in the business world today. Some of the country's largest employers, such as IBM, Microsoft, and Edward Jones have chosen to exploit the benefits and reap the savings of telecommuting in employee recruitment and retention costs. IBM announced a $700 million savings in property costs last October, after trusting a quarter of its 320,000 employees to work from home (Walmesly 25). Sitting at …

…retaining top performing employees. In addition to flexibility, many employers report higher productivity from their telecommuters, as many of them will work all hours of the day, not just the traditional nine to five, because they can. Works Cited Duff, Timothy J. "Telecommuters Face Own Set of Legal Issues." Crain's Cleveland Business. 24 (2003): 25 Walmsley, Heather. "Escape Your Office! Save Thousands of Pounds! Give Up Commuting! Make Your Boss Love You! Work From Home!" Internet Magazine. 108 (2003): 24-31