Broadband is a major driver behind new work patterns including teleworking, increasingly flexible working hours and the growth of the information society. With over 2.2 million broadband connections in UK homes, hundreds of thousands of teleworkers are discovering the benefits of working from home. These include:
Reduced commuting time
Another benefit of broadband at home is that it does not require a dedicated home-office space or wires running all over your home.
Whatever your hardware needs you can benefit from a home wireless solution. There are many solutions available - some of the most popular include laptop PCs with wireless cards which enable you to work within a 300 metre radius of your connection. You may also want to choose wireless hubs or routers if you have more than one PC or are using an Apple computer, especially if your home network is running Web sites and hosting Web servers.
But perhaps the most important benefits of home working were revealed in a survey of BT teleworkers (Teleworking at BT - The Environmental and Social Impacts of its Workabout Scheme, by the University of Bradford and the UK Centre for Economic and Environmental Development). This revealed that they experienced less stress but had more leisure time as well as increased productivity, lower absenteeism and an improved quality of life.
