Homeworking and Teleworking: Quick Facts

Working from home and teleworking are labels that tend to be used interchangeably for staff carrying out office-type jobs. Teleworking.

Working from home is easiest when employees can carry out their work either on the telephone (eg market researchers) or on a computer with a link back to the office. Jobs that demand a lot of face-to-face contact with colleagues translate less successfully to the home environment. Situations which Lend Themselves to Homeworking or Teleworking.