TELECOMMUTING SURVEY RESULTS
Foundation for Information Technology Education

Employer of telecommuters (28% of respondents)

• Telecommuter is a full-time employee (78%)
• Telecommuter is compensated as company employee (85%)
• Employ telecommuter to increase flexibility to existing employee (52%)
• Telecommuter has company benefits (21 - 24%)
• Employee contract defines supervision (42%)
• Employee has annual salary review (21%)
• Employee contract has a job description (32%)
• Concerned about social and professional contacts (32%)
• Concerned about telecommuter maintaining technical skills (16%)
• Receives compensation for professional dues (47%)
• Receives compensation for professional seminars (58%)
• Average length of time to employ a telecommuter 3-5 years (37%)

Telecommuter (30% of respondents)

• Full-time employee (95%)
• Company employee (75%)
• Employee telecommutes to increase flexibility (75%)
• Employee has benefits (85-90%)
• Employee has a contract defining supervision (20%)
• Annual salary review (15%)
• Employee evaluation (25%)
• Job description (30%)
• Concerned about technical skills (5%)
• Compensation for professional association dues  (75%)
• Average length of time employed 3-5 years (35%)
  

April 28, 1998

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