Many employers need mobile workers to carry out their business tasks, for example to sell their products and provide installation, repair and delivery services.
The management of a mobile workforce, for example a remote sales team, creates a numbers of challenges for employers around health and safety, communication and control, and working time.
As seen in the Tyco case, the working time status of travelling time for workers with no usual place of work has been particularly controversial.
An employee's time abroad is normally when support is provided from the employer. However, coming home means upheaval, which can in turn bring stress. It falls to HR departments to confront the disconcerting effects of repatriation.
Despite the fact that employers want staff to have a more in-depth understanding of their businesses, IT professionals prefer to remain as contractors
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