yeah it isn't for everyone. Hopefully we will see greater flexibility in the future, so that employees can work in a way that best suits them.Originally Posted by JamesWales
Many years ago (like 10) I had a bee in my bonnet on this topic.
I emailed whoever was the Welsh Assembly minister for business at the time and prattled on about it.
I suggested that if Welsh businesses were encouraged, or forced to allow home working in wales where appropriate 2 or 3 days a week, possibly through financial incentives then the rewards for Wales would be manifold.
Less commuting - less congestion, less pollution, less wasted time, less wear and tear on the roads, less new roads required, less money leaving the country to oil producing nations every time you fill up. Potentially less childcare required. People not having to commute every day would also mean people would be more interested in living in the upper valleys, where housing is cheaper rejuvenating those areas, buying their lunches locally instead of near the office in Cardiff, Newport or Swansea.
I also suggested if Wales led the way on this then it might encourage local companies to develop some of the software solutions that would help with off site working.
A few years later the company Zoom was founded and now has a value of $100 bn.
Ok its unlikely that a welsh Zoom would have had as much traction, but you never know.
I wasn't expecting much response, but I jut got a one line answer saying that they can't offer tax incentives to companies as it isn't devolved.
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