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Small firms can benefit in several ways from employing homeworkers, an expert has emphasised.
Nesta Holden is a spokeswoman for the National Group on Homeworking (NGH), the only national non-government organisation working solely on homeworking issues at a national, regional and local level.
She recently explained that using homeworkers allows a business start-up to choose from a wider variety of employees.
Ms Holden said that "allowing people to work from home is giving employers access to a different pool of people, a wider pool of workers".
She added: "It is well established and commonly accepted that productivity is higher among homeworkers."
According to the NGH, firms can regulate homeworkers by focusing on the output produced, rather than the amount of time worked.
As reported by Homebusiness.org.uk, around 64 per cent of self-employed people work from home.
New technology has made several forms of homeworking much easier. Laptop and tablet computers, handheld devices and the increased availability of wireless web services mean more and more people are choosing to run their businesses from home.
However, Ms Holden also sounded a note of caution, saying: "A lot of homeworkers feel that they work more hours because its harder to switch off when the works there.
"One of the downsides is that theres always a little bit more that you can do. Its not like when you go home and leave your work at work."
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