Research by Citrix has shown that companies are failing
to invest in systems to enable their staff to work effectively away
from the office
In the survey of 180, most worked more than 20 hours a week outside
the office, and 19% worked away from their desk for more than 20
hours a week.
But 62% said their company had no policy on working from home,
and 85% said their employer made no attempt to monitor work done
outside the office.
Nearly nine in ten of employees carried some form of mobile
device, and 32% had a laptop, but only 7% had full remote access to
office systems, and just 12% had use of a virtual private
network.
"Companies need to put a remote working policy in place,
including an IT strategy for supporting it," said Lewis Gee, Citrix
vice-president for the UK. "Otherwise, they risk employees becoming
increasingly frustrated with what they are able to do out of the
office, as well as wasted time and resources."
