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Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.
BossesSay‘Yes”toHomeWork
Risingcostsofofficespace,timelosttostressfulcommuting,andaslowrecognitionthatworkershavelivesbeyondtheoffice-allarestrongargumentsforlettingstaffworkfromhome.
Forthesmallbusiness,thereareadditionalbenefitstoo-staffaremoreproductive,andhappier,enablingfirmstokeeptheirheadcounts(员工数)andtheirrecruitmentcoststoaminimum.Itcanalsoprovidecompetitiveadvantage,especiallywhensmallbusinesseswanttoattractnewstaffbutdon'
thavethebudgettoofferhugesalaries.
Whilecompanymanagershaveknownaboutthebenefitsforalongtime,manyhavedonelittleaboutit,skepticalofwhethertheycouldtrusttheiremployeestoworktofullcapacitywithoutsupervision,orconcernedabouttheadditionalexpensesteleworkingpoliciesmightincurasstaffstartchargingtheirhomephonebillstothebusiness.
Yetthisisnowchanging.WhencommunicationsproviderInter-TelresearchedtheuseofremoteworkingsolutionsamongsmallandmediumsizedUKbusinessesinAprilthisyear,itfoundthat28%morecompaniesclaimedtohaveintroducedflexibleworkingpracticesthanayearago.
TheUKnetworkofBusinessLinksconfirmsthatittoohasseenagrowinginterestinremoteworkingsolutionsfromsmallbusinessesseekingitsadvice,andclaimsthatasmanyas60-70%ofthebusinessesthatcomethroughitsdoorsnowoffersomeformofremoteworkingsupporttotheirworkforces.
Technologyadvances,includingthewidespreadavailabilityofbroadband,aremakingtheintroductionofremoteworkingapieceofcake.
"
Ifsystemsaresetupproperly,staffcanhaveaccesstoalltheresourcestheyhaveintheofficewherevertheyhaveaninternetconnection,"
saysAndyPoulton,e-businessadvisoratBusinessLinkforBerkshireandWiltshire."
Therearesomeveryexcitingdevelopmentswhichhaveenabledthis."
Oneistheavailabilityofbroadbandeverywhere,whichnowcoversalmostallofthecountry(BTclaimsthat,byJuly,99.8%ofitsexchangeswillbebroadbandenabled,withalternativeplansinplaceforeventhemostremoteexchanges)."
Thisistheenabler,"
Poultonsays.
Yetwhilebroadbandhascomedowninpricetoo,thoseserviceproviderstargetingthebusinessmarketwarnagainstconsumerservicesmasquerading(伪装)asbusiness-friendlybroadband.
Broadbandisavailableforaslittleas£
15amonth,butmanybusinessesfailtoappreciatethehiddencostsofsuchaservice,"
saysNeilStephenson,salesandmarketingdirectoratOnyxInternet,aninternetserviceproviderbasedinthenorth-eastofEngland."
Providersofferingbroadbandforrock-bottompricesarenotoriousforpoorservice,withregularbreakdownsandheavilycongested(拥堵的)networks.Itisalwaysadvisableforbusinessestolookbeyondthepricetagandlookforabusiness-onlyproviderthatcanoffermorereliability,withgoodsupport."
Suchservicesdon'
tcosttoomuchqualityservicescanbefoundforupwardsof£
30amonth.
Thebenefitsofbroadbandtotheoccasionalhomeworkerarethattheycanaccessemailinrealtime,andtakefulladvantageofservicessuchasinternet-basedbackuporeveninternet-basedphoneservices.
Internet-basedtelecoms,orVoIP(VoiceoverIP)togiveititstechnicaltitle,isaninterestingtooltoanybusinesssupportingremoteworking.Notnecessarilybecauseofthepromiseoffreeorreducedpricephonecalls(whichexpertspointoutismisleadingfortheaveragebusiness),butbecauseofthesophisticatedvoiceservicesthatcanbeexploitedbytheremoteworker-facilitiessuchasvoicemailandcallforwarding,whichprovideacontinuityofthecompany←imageforcustomersandbusinesspartners.
Bylaw,companiesmust"
considerseriously"
requeststoworkflexiblymadebyaparentwithachildundertheageofsix,oradisabledchildunder18.ItwastheneedtoaccommodateemployeeswithyoungchildrenthatmotivatedaccountancyfirmWrightVigartobeginpromotingteleworkingrecently.Thecompany,whichneededtoupgradeitsITinfrastructuretoprovideconnectivitywithanew,secondoffice,decidedtointroducesupportforremoteworkingatthesametime.
MarketingdirectorJackO'
Hernexplainsthatthecompanyhasarelativelyyoungworkforce,manyofwhomareparents:
"
Oneofthetriggerswaswhenoneofourtaxmanagersreturnedfrommaternityleave.Shewasintendingtoworkparttime,butcouldonlymanageonedayaweekintheofficeduetochildcare.Byofferinghertheabilitytoworkfromhome,wehavedoubledhercapacity-nowsheworksadayaweekfromhome,andadayintheoffice.Thisisgreatforher,andforusasweretainsomeonehighlyqualified."
ForWrightVigar,whichhasnowequippedallofitsfee-earnerstobeabletoworkatmaximumproductivitywhenawayfromtheoffices(whetherthat'
sfromhome,orwhileontheroad),thisstrategyisnotjustaboutsavingoncommutetimeorcuttingthemloosefromtheoffice,butenablingthemtoworkmoreflexiblehoursthatfitaroundtheirhomelife.
O'
Hernsays:
Althoughmostofourworkisclient-basedandmustfitaroundthis,wecan'
tseeanyreasonwhyaparentcan'
tbeonhandtodealwithsomethingimportantathome,iftheyhavetheabilitytocompleteaprojectlaterintheday."
Supportingthisnewwayofworkingcamewithaprice,though.Althoughthefirmwasupdatingitssystemsanyway,thecompanyspent10-15%moreperusertoequipthemwithalaptopratherthanaPC,andaboutthesametoupgradetoaserverthatwouldenableremotestafftoconnecttothecompanynetworksandaccessalltheirusualresources.
AlthoughWrightVigarhasn'
tyetquantifiedthebusinessbenefits,itclaimsthat,inadditiontobeingabletoretainkeystaffwithyoungfamilies,itisabletosavefee-earnersasubstantialamountof"
dead"
timeintheirworkingdays.
Thatstaffcandothiswithoutneedingafixedtelephonelineprovidesevenmoreefficiencysavings."
WithWi-Fi(fast,wirelessinternetconnections)poppingupallovertheplace,evenontrains,ourfee-earnerscanbeproductiveastheytravel,andbetweenmeetings,insteadofhavingtokilltimeattheshops,"
headds.
Thecompanywillalsobeabletoavoidtheexpenseofhavingtorelocatestafftotemporaryofficesforseveralweekswhenitbeginsdisruptiveofficerenovations(翻新)soon.
FinancialrecruitmentspecialistLynneHargreavesknowsexactlyhowmuchherfirmhassavedbyadoptingateleworkingstrategy,whichhasinvolvedhandinghercompany'
sdatamanagementovertoaremotehostingcompany,Datanet,soitcanbeaccessiblebyallthecompany'
sconsultantsoverbroadbandinternetconnections.
Ithasenabledthecompanytodispensewithitsbusinesspremisesaltogether,followingtherealisationthatitjustdidn'
tneedthemanymore."
Themainmotivationbehindadoptinghomeworkingwastoincreasemyownproductivity,asasinglemumtoan11-year-old,"
saysHargreaves."
ButIsoonrealisedthat,asmostofourbusinessisdoneonthephone,emailandatoff-sitemeetings,wedidn'
tneedourofficesatall.We'
renowsaving£
16,000ayearonrent,plusthecostofutilities,nottomentionwhatwouldhavebeenspentoncommuting."
1.Whatisthemaintopicofthispassage?
A)Howbusinessmanagersviewhi-tech
B)Benefitsofthepracticeofteleworking.
C)Howtocutdownthecostsofsmallbusinesses.
D)Relationsbetweenemployersandemployees.
2.FromtheresearchconductedbythecommunicationsproviderInterTel,welearnthat__________
A)attitudestowardITtechnologyhavechanged
B)moreemployeesworktofullcapacityathome
C)morebusinesseshaveadoptedremoteworkingsolutions
D)employeesshowagrowinginterestinsmallbusinesses.
3.WhatdevelopmenthasmadeflexibleworkingpracticespossibleaccordingtoAndyPoulton?
A)Reducedcostoftelecommunications.C)Accesstobroadbandeverywhere.
B)Improvedreliabilityofinternetservice.D)AvailabilityoftheVoIPservice.
4.WhatisNeilStephenson’sadvicetofirmscontractinginternetservices?
A)Theycontractthecheapestprovider.
B)Theylookforreliablebusiness-onlyproviders.
C)Theycontactproviderslocatednearesttothem.
D)Theycarefullyexaminethecontract.
5.Internet-basedtelecomsfacilitatesremoteworkingby_____________.
A)offeringsophisticatedvoiceservices.
B)providingcallscompletelyfreeofcharge.
C)helpingclientsdiscussbusinessathome.
D)givingaccesstoemailinginrealtime.
6.TheaccountancyfirmWrightVigarpromotedteleworkinginitiallyinorderto_________.
A)attractyoungpeoplewithITexpertisetoworkforit
B)presentapositiveimagetoprospectivecustomers.
C)reduceoperationalexpensesofasecondoffice.
D)supportitsemployeeswithchildrentotakecareof.
7.AccordingtomarketingdirectorJackO’Hern,teleworkingenabledthecompanyto__________.
A)minimizeitsofficespaceC)enhanceitsmarketimage
B)keephighlyqualifiedstaffD)reducerecruitmentcosts.
8.WrightVigar’spracticeofallowingformoreflexibleworkinghoursnotonlybenefitsthecompanybuthelpsimproveemployees’__________.
9.Withfast,wirelessint
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