These days, many companies are offering employees the opportunity to telecommute. According to business analysts, telecommuting increases productivity. It allows employees greater flexibility and an atmosphere that is more conducive to concentration, without having to deal with frequent interruptions.

But there are other factors that need to be taken into consideration when an employee works at home. Managers need to be sure that the employee is getting the supervision that he or she needs and that they are doing work that is acceptable.

To get the most out a telecommuting relationship, it is best to come up with a plan beforehand so that everyone involved knows what will be going on and what will be expected. One way to set up a telecommuting arrangement that will make clear what everyone involved can and cannot do is to draw up a contract. This will help everyone know what their responsibilities are. And the agreement would also state that whoever doesn’t hold up their end of the contract would be responsible for any losses incurred by the company.

The basics in the contract should spell out what times the employee will be doing the telecommuting and for how long. This could be done in terms of what days during the week the person would be working at home, or what hours of the day, or whatever other type of schedule the people involved work out. And the contract should also contain some kind of language allowing either party of change the hours if desired.

Since the employee will be working from home, it will also be important for the supervisor and the worker to maintain contact, and so the requirements for this should be spelled out as well, specifically how often the employee will be required to keep in touch. Also, the contract should include the people the employee should contact if his or her supervisor is not available.

The major issue that managers have with people working from home is whether they will be able to get the work done that they need to, since there are no supervisors there to monitor them. There is no one actually there to see if they are working or not. Because of this, business contultants advise that the contract also include specific performance expectations and criteria by which the worker’s performance will be judged. The expectations should be spelled out clearly and concretely, such as finishing a report by a certain time.

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