how to work from home effectively

How to make the most from working from home

Working from home is a
dream come true for many workers. With advances in technology, working from
home is now a reality for many Australians. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, almost a third of employed Australians
regularly work from home. The ability to work from home, and Means for Research by Deloitte showed that the average one-way commute for Sydneysiders
was 37.5 minutes, that’s 6.25 hours per week! Can you imagine what you would do
with a spare 6.25 hours? Working from home allows workers to cut out
increasingly lengthy and expensive commutes, saving them time and money. 

When a proportion of
workers work from home it can also ease burdens on strained infrastructure
which leads to a happier commute for all those still making their way to a
workplace.

Work-life balance

Aside from the benefits
of a non-existent commute, working from home can help workers to achieve a
work-life balance. For example, parents can be home when their kids get home
from school. Means for Working from home should balance the needs of an employer with the needs of the employee and the effectiveness of working from home should be measured by outcomes. We suggest a working from home trial period. At the end of your trial period ask yourself or have a manager evaluate whether you are delivering results. If the answer is ‘yes’ then working from home might be just the shift you need.

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