2. What is Telework Telework – any form of substitution of information technologies for work-related travel Teleworker – anyone who works remotely Telecommuter – an office worker who periodically (one or more days per week) works remotely “All telecommuters are teleworkers, but not vice versa” -- Jack Nilles
3. What Do We Know • 20+ Years WAH • Authors - Undress For Success: The Naked Truth About Making Money at Home (Wiley, 2009). Foreword by Jack Nilles. - Praised by WorldatWork, Telework Canada, Telcoa, and top worklife experts.
4. Telework Research 250+ Studies Researchers, Advocates, Naysayers Employers, Employees, VC’s Our research has been cited in the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Harvard Business Review, Fortune and many other publications.
8. Telework Savings Calculator - Sources American Community Survey / Census U.S. General Services Administration Bureau of Transportation Statistics Bureau of Labor Statistics U.S. Department of Energy Federal Highway Administration National Highway Safety Administration EPA Colliers International Global Environment and Technology Foundation The Reason Foundation Cushman & Wakefield American Management Association TalentKeepers WorldatWork.org CommuteSolutions.org
9. Custom Savings Calculator Total # of employees # Teleworkers Days / week they will telework Additionalemployees who could work at home Roundtrip miles to work Roundtrip commute in minutes Other employee Savings $ per gallon of gas % teleworker offices that are eliminated Cost per kWh of electricity Cost/per office Cost of losing an employee Cost of unscheduled absences % Reduction in absences % of employees who quit each year % improvement in retention Assumed improvement in productivity Average annual earnings of teleworkers Other company savings % Who could work at home % of people who want to telework % Daily travel reduction Parking, Lunch, Work Clothes Other Individual Savings/Year Day CareCosts
10. San Diego County Potential San Diego Impact: $6.1 Billion a year . . . $15,796 per half time teleworker • Corporate: $ 4.1 Billion• Consumer: $ 1.6 Billion• Community: $345 Million Nationally: Over $650 Billion/Year
11. Corporate Bottom Line • Productivity $2.2 B Best Buy’s increased 35% Dow Chemical’s increased 32.5% IBM’s increased 50% • Real Estate Savings $1.1 B Sun Microsystems saves $68 million/year U.S. Patent & Trademark Office avoided $11 million in new real estate expenses through telecommuting and office hoteling McKesson saves $1 million a year
16. 72% of employees say they’d choose a flexwork job over traditional.Company Savings = $10,000 per person / yr
17. And Much More Increased talent pool Disabled, Military, Caregivers Improved COOP Community citizenship Alternative to off-shoring Avoid environmental sanctions Avoid city access fees Reduced overtime Reduced overstaffing 24/7 global coverage Fewer meetings Results-based management Reduced discrimination Increased employee empowerment Improve work-life balance Avoid local labor burnout Equalize personalities Local licensing compliance Local knowledge hires Tax / Cash Incentives
18. Employee Bottom Line Total Employee Savings: $2,000 to $7,000/Yr + 2-3 extra weeks of free time/year - 90% of home-based telecommuters say they are happier with the balance in their lives because of working from home. - Two-thirds said they’d take another job to ease the commute.
19. Community Bottom Line Total Community Savings: $127 Million Accident Costs: $109 Million Highway Maintenance: $18 Million - 1.1 Billion VMT
20. Environmental Bottom Line Imported Oil: $217 Million 2.7 million barrels Greenhouse Gases: 497,000 tons/yr Equivalent to 90,000 cars
23. Models for Success Telework.gov WorkshiftingCalgary Telework VA Grants up to $3,500 per employee Georgia Tax Credits: $20k for feasibility, $1,200 per employee Oregon Up to $30,000 tax credits AZ, CT, Seattle, Denver
24. San Diego Possibilities City/County Employee Telework Program Telework Advocacy for Companies Seminars / Webinars Savings Assessments Web-based Resources Review Laws Pilot Program / Demonstration
25. Show Me ‘da Money Dozens of federal and state telework laws and other initiatives have been proposed and, in some cases, made law in recent years. CMAQ / SAFETEA-LU and successor DOT programs CDBG / DOE Funds (eligible activities: transportation programs that conserve energy) SBA / SBDC Women’s Bureau Corporate Sponsors