This document summarizes the business case for workplace mobility and telework presented by the Telework Research Network. It outlines the potential savings and benefits to employers, employees, and the community from telework programs, including increased productivity, reduced real estate costs, lower absenteeism and turnover. It also discusses the environmental benefits of reduced fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from less commuting. The Telework Research Network provides case studies, calculators and research to help organizations quantify and realize the benefits of telework.

1. The Business Case for:
Workplace Mobility
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2. About
 500 Case Studies
 Telework Savings Calculators™
 US, UK and Canada
 Cited in:
 Harvard Business Review,
 Washington Post
 Wall Street Journal . . .
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3. Who Says?
 GSA / Booz Allen Study
 Reason Foundation
 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
 US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
 US Environmental Protection Agency
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4. Everyone Wins
 Employer
 Employee
 Community
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5. Employer Savings
 Productivity
 Real Estate
 Absenteeism
 Turnover
 . . . and more
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6. PRODUCTIVITY?
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7. PRODUCTIVITY
 Fewer Interruptions
 More Effective Time Management
 Empowerment
 Flexible Hours
 More Hours
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8. Productivity Savings
Save $4,000 to $16,000 /year
Assumes: Average salary = $43,264, Productivity increase =
15% to 55%, half time telework
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9. Facilities
 Desk sharing
 Office hoteling
 Space reduction
 Subleases
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10. Facilities Savings Examples
 Deloitte: 10% staff increase, 42%
decline in real estate
 Sun: 19,000 teleworkers saved $96
million (RE, Electricity, IT)
 Oracle BV: 248 s.f. pp to 140 s.f.
 McKesson: $2 million/year
 U.S. Patent Office: $11 million/year
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11. Facilities Savings
Assuming:
 $10,000 / office /
employee
 25% reduction with half
time telework
Save $2,500 per
teleworker / year
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12. Absenteeism
 Exposure
 Stress
 Continue working
 Appointments
 Exercise
 Happiness
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13. Absenteeism Savings
Assuming:
 3.6 days reduction / year
 $500/day savings
Save $1,900 per teleworker / year
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14. Turnover
CitrixOnline
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Infogra
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15. This
is not
your
Photo Credit: Ed Yourdon (Flickr CC License)
father’s
workforce
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16. Here’s a list of our demands . . .
You have until 5PM
Infographics by CitrixOnline
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17. Turnover Savings
 #1 Non-Financial Benefit
 Expands Talent Pool
Assumes:
Turnover cost = 138%
Average quit rate = 20.4%
15% reduction
$3,350 per teleworker/year
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18. Tell ‘em what they’ve
won Jane!
$12 Million
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19. And More . . .
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20. But what about costs?
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U .S. O
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21. Employees save too:
 Time
 Money
 Sanity
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22. And that means . . .
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23. And More
 Eldercare
 Office gifts
 Car insurance
 Shopping sprees
 Housing
 Taxes
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24. Sustainability
National Impact
 275M Barrels of oil
 50M tons of GHG
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25. The Bottom Line

26. The Bottom Line

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28. It s time we made the road less
traveled the way to work! ™
Kate Lister
Telework Research Network
TeleworkResearchNetwork.com
Kate@TeleworkResearchNetwork
760-703-0377 (Left Coast Time)
We build the business case for workplace flexibility.
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