Saint Louis Job News & Opportunities St. Louis Front Page is a weekly news publication, with daily updates, spotlighting attractions, events, business and hospitality in St. Louis, Missouri and Southwest Illinois. St. Louis News Community Info St. Louis Job News St. Louis CitySide Business News St. Charles News Southwest, IL News Fairview Heights,IL Art Gallery News Hotel News Restaurant News Style St. Louis Not Just For Kids   Downtown Map America's Center Busch Stadium Gateway Arch Scottrade Center Laclede's Landing Old Courthouse Union Station Washington Avenue   Metropolitan Map Casinos Clayton, MO Grand Center Grant's Farm Forest Park Kimmswick, MO MO Botanical Garden Soulard St. Charles, MO West Port Plaza Transportation Lambert Airport How To Reach Us: St. Louis Front Page P.O. Box 1354 St. Louis, MO 63188 Voice: 314-771-0200 Fax: 314-771-0300 To submit news, contact: editor@slfp.com To advertise, contact: advertising@slfp.com New Research Shows Remote and Home-Based Employees Feel More Favorably About Company ST. LOUIS (PRNewswire), August 19, 2007 - Employees work outside of the office for many reasons including greater work/life balance, family obligations, special work schedule requirements and commuting distance to the office. Although this arrangement delivers benefits to both the employer and the employee, being a remote worker may also have its challenges. For example, do remote or home-based employees feel as though they are out of sight and out of mind, or are they as equally engaged as those who work inside the office? Research conducted by the Kenexa Research Institute (KRI) has evaluated home and remote based employees' engagement. The report is based on the analysis of data drawn from a representative sample of more than 10,000 U.S. workers surveyed through WorkTrends(TM), KRI's 2007 annual survey of worker opinions. KRI examined the impact of an employee's office location on their pride in the organization, confidence in its future, willingness to recommend their organization as a place to work and overall satisfaction. Employees who work remotely or from their homes outscored those who work within the bricks and mortar on each of these key indicators. In addition, employees who work remotely or from home are more likely to say they intend to stay with their organization. The results indicate that among U.S. workers, those who have been with their employer between 3 and 5 years and those between the ages of 36-45 are more likely to work from home. Men are also more likely to work from home. Actual job functions reporting the highest percentage of employees who work remotely or from home are professionals (accountants, physicians and nurses), managers and those in technical and sales positions. Industries with the highest percentage of people who work outside of the office are business services, financial services (including insurance and real estate) and healthcare services. Remote and home-based employees feel more favorably that their company has open, honest two-way communication. They also have more favorable opinions of their senior management. They see senior management showing more concern for the well-being and morale of their team members, demonstrating that employees are important to the success of the company, giving employees a clearer picture of the direction the company is headed and as more trustworthy. These employees also feel more favorably that their immediate manager does a good job at managing people, treating people fairly and delivering useful feedback. "It is clear that with the increase in available technology, a noteworthy number of U.S. workers are telecommuting. Not only are those who telecommute more engaged than those who work in an office, they are much more likely to rate both their senior managers and their immediate managers more favorably. Managers who allow and support telecommuting enjoy a boost in employee appreciation and are seen as notably more employee-centric and competent. This represents yet another weapon in the war for talent," said Jack Wiley, executive director, Kenexa Research Institute. Archived: Community-Based Job Training Grants Impact Community and Technical Colleges Federal- and State-Level Minimum Wage Hikes Hurting Teen Job Market Strong Global Economy Boosts Demand for Contingent Tech/Engineering Workers Minimum Wage Increases to $5.85 Office-Based Jobs Can Aggravate Dry-Eye Condition Affecting More Than 20 Million Career Colleges Generate Billions in Annual Economic Impact Female Workers Experience Discrimination or Unfair Treatment at Work Productivity Gains When Friends Work Together Lack of Affordable Housing Near Jobs Becomes Problem for Employers and Employees Low-skilled Labor is Being Forced Out of Job Market Nearly Half of Workers Have Misjudged an Employer's Culture Environment - More Than Jobs - Occupying Minds of Today's College-Bound Students Business Executives Underestimate Link Between Workforce Quality and Preschool Education Focus on Preventing Youth Injuries in the Workplace    The Saint Louis Front Page is owned and maintained by the Moore Design Group for the sole purpose of disseminating news and information about the Metropolitan Saint Louis area. Text or graphics may not be copied, rewritten or distributed in any manner whatsoever without written permission. For more information, contact editor@slfp.com All rights reserved world wide © 1996 - 2008 Moore Design Group .