Routine Message The following is a list of pros and cons with respect to teleworking or telecommuting.

Pros

Better work-life balance

Lower commuting costs and time

Lower real estate and head office costs

Improved carbon footprints

Increased productivity

Better employee retention rates

Cons

Makes the company and employees less innovative

Less collaboration

Ineffectiveness in employees doing their job

It can harm an employee's chances of promotion

Loneliness

PAIBOC Analysis of the Communication Situation

P- What is your purpose?

The purpose of the message is to understand telecommuting per se the benefits for both of employees and the organization; the downsides with respect to the personnel operating from home. The objective is to understand how to strike a balance between working from the office and from home to benefit all involved.

A -- What is your target audience?

This communication addresses all personnel and workforces of Yippee, specifically those working from home.

I -- What information must you include in the message?

Information that must be incorporated encompasses the key points as to why the cancellation of telecommuting is bound to benefit the company indicating that it has more upsides compared to prolonging teleworking.

B -- How can you build support for your position?

In particular, support for this position can be built through clear elucidation and also through making use of real-world examples. This will make it possible to back up the reasons as to why Yippee opts for insisting for the personnel to operate from the office and not from...

Another objection would be the assertion that the company is bound to experience more losses through an increase in commuting time of the personnel, the carbon footprint and also poor retention rates. One of the ways to address these objections is simply to give the personnel a chance to communicate their perceptions, have dialogue regarding the benefits and disadvantages of teleworking and thereafter striking a balance regarding the best way forward.
C - What aspects of the context or situation might affect audience response?

Allowing the personnel to communicate their standpoints and perspectives as to how both staff and Yippee are bound to benefit and go through might have an impact on the audience's positive response on the action undertaken.

Internal Memo

To: Employees Working From Home

From: Delores Webber, CEO of Yippee!

Date: 29 September 2016

Subject: CANCELLATION OF TELEWORKING

Dear Sir / Madam,

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform you that Yippee, has now cancelled the provision of teleworking. From now on, all employees that work from home are expected to operate and work from the company premises.

The benefits of teleworking to personnel have been perceived to take into account increased job satisfaction and work life balance, increased productivity, and a decrease in stress associated to the home setting. Currently, about 40% of the company's employees work from home and telecommute from the office. However, despite the fact that telecommuting has become…