How do knowledge workers fit into the organizational ecosystem? As their numbers increase, so does telecommuting. Learn more about how you can work your way to the top by working from home. All data from this telecommuting infographic is from the PGi 2014 Telecommuting Survey. Get the full results here: http://blog.pgi.com/2014/03/telework-week-survey/ or pgi.com/newsroom.

1. HOW MODERN KNOWLEDGE WORKERS THRIVE
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How do knowledge workers fit into the organizational ecosystem? As their numbers increase, so does
telecommuting. Learn more about how you can work your way to the top by working from home.
KNOWLEDGE WORKERS AND TELECOMMUTING
A larger proportion of knowledge workers has increased the popularity of telecommuting/telework:
working away from the office.
TODAY, TELECOMMUTING INCLUDES:
Part-time telework.
(Scheduled time in the office,
scheduled time away)
Traditional full-time.
(5-days-a-week telecommuting)
Flexible work.
(Nonscheduled or last-minute
telework)
THE STATE OF TELECOMMUTING*
WHO CAN TELECOMMUTE?
of surveyed workers
say their organization
offers telecommuting
options.
80%
say they
telecommute.
70%
Of those who don’t, a preference for office work
was the most common reason cited (56%).
non-telecommuters
simply like working in
an office.
prefer the structure of
an office.
38%
say they’d be willing to give up office perks like snacks and free parking in
exchange for the ability to telecommute.
WHAT DOES TELECOMMUTING LOOK LIKE?
Most teleworkers work remotely
just 1 day per week and are in the
office the rest of the workweek.
The next most common telecommuting schedule is full-time, 5
days a week.
48% 22%
It’s far more common to create or alter a
telecommuting policy than it is to stop
offering telecommuting.
EMPLOYERS OFTEN PROVIDE TOOLS TO AID TELEWORK:
KEY:
76%
75%
62%
36%
91%
WHAT CAN TELECOMMUTING IMPROVE?
Respondents feel telecommuting improves or significantly improves a number of workplace factors:
*2014 PGi Telecommuting Survey. Survey of C-Suite execs, vice presidents, directors, managers, associates and
entry-level workers at companies spanning multiple industries and ranging from less than 10 to over 10,000 employees.
HAS TELECOMMUTING IMPROVED YOUR WORKING LIFE,
OR DO YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPTION TO TELECOMMUTE?
Laptops
Smartphone/
cellphone
Remote
access/VPN
Web
conferencing
Video
conferencing
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EMPLOYEE MORALE
80%
1-IN-3
1-IN-4
1 4321 5
PRODUCTIVITY
70%
STRESS
82%
ABSENTEEISM
69%
1 day 5 days
20%CREATE
73%ALTER
6%STOP