Argument 1 advocates of telecommuting employee telecommuting allows more freedom for the employee in the choice of hours
is obviously one of the strongest arguments of all teleworkers and telecommuting satisfaction cite it as a priority.
But when we look a little more detail on the freedom we find that she suffers from many limitations:
- Limits in relations with the firm (hierarchy, colleagues, ...)
Most contracts define telecommuting (and should be determined as discussed in the model contract) from the windows of availability "during which the teleworker must be contacted by the company. Obviously if this range is 100% for hours now, there is more room for freedoms for the teleworker.
In general, this range is 5 or 6 hours, eg from 9 am to 12 pm and 14 to 17 h. These times must be negotiated, and it is not easy, if we want to, for example, "pick up the kids at school .. . The possibility of permanent liaison with Blackberry or Ipod is rarely sufficient ...
- Limits in relations with customers
Customers can impose very stringent schedules to suppliers (visiting hours, Delivery, ...)
- Limits in relationships with family
If we do not live alone (e), the inter-professional life and private life is not always easy going for the whole family. If one does not work in times "normal" routine (for example, between 8 am and 18 pm), it means that you work early morning or late evening, or Saturday, or Sunday. This flexibility, satisfactory to the teleworker Will also satisfactory for his family?
other hand, if the workload is too Importantly, the actual working time will tend to exceed the contractual working time even more than in the case of a traditional work in the office
- Restrictions related to their abilities
must be able to live properly scheduling this freedom. First, we need the type of business and activity that is exerted allows schedules that are chosen in part yourself. On the other hand, we must be able to organize its own activities without the constraints imposed by the permanent hierarchy or colleagues.
All these reasons explain why those who already have considerable autonomy and freedom in the choice of hours in a traditional organization "office" adapt readily to teleworking. But it's not so easy for others ...
