The number of companies allowing individuals to work from home has exploded in the past decade and now ERC is looking to capitalize on that growing trend by offering its own work-at-home program.
ERC has brought on Nathanael Robbins to build the company’s work-at-home platform. Nathanael has 20 years of experience as a virtual operations executive and has helped develop the work-at-home program at ERC.
There has been a 159% increase in remote work during the past 12 years, according to FlexJobs, a job site for remote and virtual workers. People who work from home can save as much as $4,000 per year on gas, commuting, clothing, and food costs compared to those people who must work in an office. Working remotely is a perk that means more to people than making more money. A survey of individuals conducted by Zapier.com ([The Remote Work Report by Zapier](https://zapier.com/blog/remote-work-report-by-zapier/)) revealed that 57% of employees identified the option to work from home as the most preferable perk that an employer can offer.
“We are re-imagining the way to work at home, utilizing innovations in technology in the way we recruit and support agents, ERC Work at Home vertical is well positioned to support clients and their brand.” Nathanael said.
A study conducted by researchers at Stanford University [Does Working from Home Work? Evidence from a Chinese Experiment | Stanford Graduate School of Business] (https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/faculty-research/working-papers/does-working-home-work-evidence-chinese-experiment) showed that employees who work from home are 13% more productive than those who work in an office. Remote workers take fewer sick days than those who do not work from home. And remote workers are more likely to be loyal and less likely to leave a company than someone who is not allowed to work from home.
ERC’s Work-at-Home platform is another way ERC is looking to provide the best possible working environment for its employees and acknowledges this is a trend that will continue growing. ERC is excited to offer the flexibility and knows that happy employees equal even happier customers.
