I work for an SME with about 70 employees. 30 of these employees have the facilities to work remotely and we currently supply and pay for their broadband connections, 9 of them use their own connections. This is double the number we were supplying four years ago and it is now becoming a support nightmare as lots of time is lost supporting our remote users broadband, which is outside of our control.
I am considering not supplying the broadband and offering the employees a remote working allowance that would be a contribution to using the home broadband for work reasons. I see this giving us the following benefits:
Reduced support costs
Reduce budget costs as the allowance would be cheaper than supplying the broadband
I am also aware that we could be held responsible for any illegal downloads made by the employees, as the connections are paid for by the company, which this would negate.
Is the above viable solution, and has anyone else done the above? What other approaches do you folks take in terms of providing the tools to allow your employees to work remotely and effectively?
Look forward to hearing your answers.
Chris
I am considering not supplying the broadband and offering the employees a remote working allowance that would be a contribution to using the home broadband for work reasons. I see this giving us the following benefits:
Reduced support costs
Reduce budget costs as the allowance would be cheaper than supplying the broadband
I am also aware that we could be held responsible for any illegal downloads made by the employees, as the connections are paid for by the company, which this would negate.
Is the above viable solution, and has anyone else done the above? What other approaches do you folks take in terms of providing the tools to allow your employees to work remotely and effectively?
Look forward to hearing your answers.
Chris