Work from home and help keep transport gridlock at bay

THE state government's infrastructure adviser has said planning for the future of Sydney's transport system should factor in the increasing number of people who will want to work from home rather than head to the office.

And on the evidence so far, there is a trend here, although the numbers remain small.

A study by the NSW Bureau of Transport Statistics shows that in 2009 about 7.5 per cent of workers who usually travelled to work spent some days working from home as part of an arrangement with their employer.

The percentage, which equates to about 172,000 workers out of a total pool of about 2.3 million, was up from 5.8 per cent (120,000 workers) in 2005 and 3.8 per cent (72,000 workers) in 2001.

But ''teleworking'', as it is called, is not a universal trend; it remains a time-management tool used by a particular type of worker.  Read Here

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