A senior marketing director has argued that in a lot of cases employees who work from home with the correct direction and technology are more productive than those who clock in every day. If this trend is accurate then employers might begin to consider offering flexible working like this on a more regular basis, which by saving in office space and associated costs, could leave more budget open for manpower, boosting graduate job chances. Mark Lewis, senior EMEA (Europe, the Middle East, and Africa) director of marketing and alliances at Riverbed, said: "If organisations have the right infrastructure in place, working from home can often prove to be more productive to many employees as there are less distractions. "There are a number of technologies in place today from a number of organisations, where people can not only access remote applications and files but get access to these with ease and speed, as though they were in the same office building." Mr Lewis was answering questions in response to a survey by internet service provider Lumison that nearly three-quarters (73 per cent) of office workers believed they would be more productive if they worked from home.
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