What is teleworking?

Telework is not a specific job in itself, rather a method of working, which can be relevant to many jobs.

There is no legal definition of teleworking, but the essential feature is the use of information technology to enable people to work away from the office. This could apply to people working at full- or part-time at home, those dividing their time between home and the office, and mainly mobile workers who use their home as an administrative base.

Telework is growing. Over 7 million people in the UK now use IT to help them work away from the traditional office environment, either full time or part time. There are many benefits to teleworking for both employers and employees. It can enable companies and public service organisations to modernise the way work is organised. It can also help employees better reconcile work and home life. However, there are a range of issues to be considered when moving to telework and it is important that telework is introduced in such a way as to benefit both employers and employees.