Homeworking Katy, Katie and Hannah

What is it? A homeworker is anyone who works from home. Many homeworkers in the UK are employed in manufacturing, making a wide range of items from footwear to car components. It differs from a teleworker as the jobs are more manual, rather than the office-based tasks and electronic communication that they undertake

Holiday Experts: Provides… •Flexible working conditions that fit around your life •Opportunity to fulfil your potential •All the tools you need to do the job •Good quality clients to build your business

Holiday Experts: Skills needed •Travel retail experience •Drive & enthusiasm to succeed •Ability to self manage •Track record in sales

Holiday Experts: Support •Marketing support - to build your business •Advice and help on where to look for products and what to sell •Someone on hand who will know you personally and will be there for you  •Advice and help in dealing with difficult customers •2 conferences every year- tell you about the business developments, future plans and ongoing training. “A friendly and understanding ear - you will never feel alone with Holiday Experts"

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Evaluation: Advantages -          may be able to get more work done if employees are able to work from home rather than having to spend time commuting  to and from work -          improved retention of employees such as keeping parents who need more flexible working hours -          a wider pool of applicants from which to recruit such as people that want to work part time -          increased staff motivation with reduced stress and sickness levels (lower rate of absenteeism) -          savings on office space and other facilities -          possible location of sales staff near clients rather than being based in your premises

Evaluation: Disadvantages -          difficulty of managing home workers and monitoring performance -          possible deterioration in employees' skills and work quality -          difficulty of maintaining staff development and upgrading skills -          risk of information-security problems -          increased telecommunications costs -          risk of communication problems and a sense of isolation among home workers -          can be harder to maintain team spirit -          working from home is unsuitable for certain types of job -          can cause demotivation for other staff who have to attend work as they can feel that working at home isn’t productive -          distractions such as children may mean a loss of productivity -          specialist equipment for certain business such as a stockbroker may mean that there is a high cost in having to work from home communication may be reduced from working at home which may result in problems or mistakes occurring in the business