How large is the potential issue relating to Homeworkers?
"18% of all homes have a family member who works from home"
Homeworking has been one of the most rapidly expanding areas of employment in recent years. More people than ever are regularly working from home. Legal and moral arguments encourage employers to allow their staff to work from home, often for considerable periods of time.
Research shows that the ability to work from home can have tremendous benefits. Employees have a better work/life balance, are often more productive and staff morale can increase significantly.
Unfortunately, a home working culture increases the risk faced by an organisation. Remote employees are more difficult to access, their risk is sometimes difficult to quantify and, due to logistics, education and information often fails to address homeworking issues adequately.
Cardinus’ Homeworking white paper has been written to help you identify the risks homeworkers often face and discusses strategies to effectively manage those risks.