Work from Home, Save Billions of Dollars

United States citizens could collectively save up to more than U.S. $ 500 billion from telecommuting. That is, they work from home by relying on phone, fax, or computer to communicate with the office.

It is based on studies conducted Kate Lister advocate and a writer named Tom Harnish, who quoted VIVAnews from InformationWeek, Friday, March 13, 2009.

In a study reported tangible book entitled Undress For Success: The Naked Truth About Making Money At Home, it is estimated the companies in the U.S. can increase its net income to 260 billion dollars or more than three thousand trillion rupiah. On the other hand, consumers can save about 228 billion U.S. dollars or equivalent to Rp 2700 trillion. The U.S. government can save the shopping budget up to U.S. $ 14 billion or equivalent to Rp 168 trillion.

Both researchers indicated, currently more than six million Americans regularly work from home and more than half are independent or casual workers. In the U.S. census data and a number of other studies, found that the later, there are about 33 million Americans who do the same, namely to work from their homes.

"If it is realized, some businesses could save nearly $ 8,000 per telecommuter per year," the researchers said in the report. "The efficiency comes from increased labor and employee productivity."

In the report, revealed that Sun Microsystems has succeeded in doing efficiency fund up to U.S. $ 70 million each year through telecommuting initiatives over. Meanwhile, Dow Chemical, Best Buy, JD Edwards, and American Express have noted an increase in productivity 20 to 40 percent of its employees.