Mobility & Teleworking

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Teleworking

The working environment will come less dependent of its location. Employees will enjoy more flexibility in their working location and hours. Also the companies itself will need a less bigger building for the housing of their employees. The technology that makes it possible to work at any location at any times you want. Long distance telework is facilitated by such tools as virtual private networks, video conferencing, and Voice over IP (VOIP). It can be efficient and useful for companies as it allows staff and workers to communicate over a large distance and saving significant amounts of travel time and cost. Telework is also contributing to the environmental issues. Working from home could be a solution to the traffic congestion and will decrease air pollution. The employee satisfaction will also increase because of the more flexibility on their working hours and will have to travel less.