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Telework Day Generates Savings in Virginia A statewide experiment shows that telework is a triple win – good for employees, employers and the environment. On August 3, 2009, about 4,000 public- and private-sector employees in Virginia stayed home from work – or, more precisely, stayed home to work. Compared with their normal commuting days, they were happier and more productive and, of course, they generated much less pollution. The public-private partnership Telework Exchange (www.teleworkexchange.com) compiled the findings from the day. Telework Day was a statewide effort led by Governor Timothy Kaine, who issued the executive order encouraging organizations and individuals to telework from home or a remote location. On August 3, teleworkers in Virginia – 2,286 federal and private employees and 1,765 state employees – saved $113,000, avoided driving 140,000 miles and avoided discharging 75.89 tons of pollutants into the air. (About 200 workers from other states participated as well.) The participants who were Virginia state employees represented nearly a third of all state workers; most of the other twothirds said they had work that could not be completed out of the office that day. Though about a fifth of the participants had never teleworked before, almost all participants had positive experiences on Telework Day. A survey showed that 78 percent of the teleworkers encountered no difficulties, 96 percent felt they had accomplished at least as much as in a typical day at the office and 69 percent felt they had actually accomplished more. Ninety-one percent of those surveyed said they would be more likely to telework again as a result of their experience. They had a variety of reasons for wanting to do more telework: Aside from avoiding commute time and costs, they felt working from home would allow them to meet deadlines that require uninterrupted work and would also help them balance work and family responsibilities. In addition, about half said their employers were encouraging telework and that telework was part of their organization’s business continuity plan. Employers, too, were pleased with the day’s results. They said telework would help their employees with work-life balance; that it would help with recruitment, retention and productivity; and that it had a positive environmental impact. The Potential of Telework If all eligible employees in Virginia teleworked one day per week for a year, the Telework Exchange found, they would collectively avoid driving 602 million miles, avoid emitting 360,800 tons of pollutants and save $807 million in commuting costs. Over the course of a year, this would equal a $1,822 annual raise for every teleworker in Virginia and save each person 46 hours of commuting time per year. What is needed to realize the potential of telework, besides more executive orders? Participants emphasized that good connectivity was an important element of successful teleworking. (See box.) Other research bears this out: Michael Render of RVA LLC has found in his annual surveys that employees with fiber-to-the-home connections telework more often and more successfully than those with other types of broadband connections (or those who did not have broadband connections). Employers are more confident that the speed and reliability of FTTH connections will enable their employees to be as productive at home as they are in the office. BBP Best Practices for Telework Telework Day participants’ comments on what makes telework successful: • Ability to connect to everything that is normally available at an office desk. • Connectivity to coworkers and clients. • Full support and encouragement from agency or business leadership. • Opportunity to plan telework and cover tasks that must be carried out at the work site, such as direct consumer services. • An environment conducive to working – quiet surroundings, ability to connect to the network, etc. 14 | BROADBAND PROPERTIES | www.broadbandproperties.com | November/December 2009
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