In the past few years especially after the pandemic era, flexible working arrangements have become popular issues among companies or government institutions. It appears that some of these employers have a policy to give their employees the freedom to choose whether to work from home or work from the office. However, most of the government institutions againsts this idea by implementing the policy of working from office for the whole weekdays. This essay will discuss the implication of such regulation and argue that it is a positive development.
One noticeable benefit from allowing employees to work from home is that it could promote the higher quality of work result. The reason is, the employees do not have to travel such a long distance that could take up to two hours to commute to the office one way. The travelling itself can cause tiredness, ruin the mood early in the morning, not to mention the cost spent. By letting employees work from home, they can work fresher, healthier, and happier. This in my opinion, will result in better working results.
Another reason is from the company’s interest perspective, that this policy will allow the company to minimize the operational cost for running the office since not so many employees are working in the office anymore. For example they can save electricity bills from air- conditioner and lights, water consumption, stationery, and even the internet bill.
In conclusion, by giving the employees an option to decide the way they work, they will have more space to manage their working time and the result will still be on the right path as long as the employer has set the target for their task.