Will Work from Home Become the Norm as Companies Enact Green Policies?

Posted on July 19, 2009
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In a previous post, I talked about the fact the companies are transforming in some ways into work from home companies, I explained that many organizations where having employees perform jobs from the home as a cost cutting measure. Today, I wanted to bring you a bit of news that I think proves the trend of at home employment will become more pronounced as time goes by.

Recently, I read an article detailing how the Governor of Virginia gave his support for a day dedicated to teleworking. According to this article, the State of Virginia is trying to encourage organizations to embrace the concept of work at home as a way of reducing the stressors on the environment caused by a commuting workforce.

I was pleased and not at all surprised to find this article. With the state of the world’s economies being shaky, at present, and the interest in environmentally friendly vehicles increasing daily, it is nice to see both government and big business taking some steps to influence the environment in a positive way. I think most would agree that any restructuring of business having a positive financial impact is also a welcome occurrence.

The article goes on to say, that participating in these kinds of work at home trials offers companies a chance to test whether or not they can perform business functions well outside of a workplace environment. I believe that taking part in such programs will reduce hesitation in organizations with regard to taking on a less traditional business model. If companies see favorable results from such telework tryouts, it stands to reason that they might be willing to make work from home a more permanent part of their business model. To read the full article about Virginias move toward telework, please check out this blog post.

I hope you enjoyed this article, and that you will come back here soon to learn more about the best work from home money making opportunities.