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There are certainly potential barriers to making telecommuting work and there are some disadvantages for both employees and employers. There are also, however, a number of very definite advantages; there are good reasons why so many individuals and companies are turning to telecommuting as a work option.

SHRM’s “2008 Employee Job Satisfaction” report indicated that 46 percent of employees cited the flexibility to balance work/life issues as a very important aspect of job satisfaction. Many companies currently offer nontraditional scheduling options to employees to help them balance their work and personal lives. In fact, 54 percent of the HR professionals responding to the survey indicated that their organizations offered flextime, allowing employees to select their work hours within limits established by the employer. In addition to flextime, 51 percent indicated that their organizations offered some form of telecommuting: 45 percent on an ad-hoc basis, 34 percent on a part-time basis and 19 percent on a full-time basis. Clearly both employers and employees are seeing benefits and rewards associated with telecommuting and other flextime options.