Brit newspaper has staff working from home; good piece on the subject

By Jessica Caparini of University of King's College writes in The Signal: (excerpt)

"The shift to telecommuting has been controversial. While embraced by organizations in many industries, some companies ban working from home entirely. Yahoo is the most prominent. And France last year passed a new law that forbids companies from forcing employees to check work emails in their off-hours.

"Telecommuting is appealing because it saves companies the costs of operating a building, saves employees commute time and, because people feel they must be available all the time, it makes people more engaged with their work. Most companies find that employees are more productive when they telecommute."

The story as picked up by J-Source