Telecottage

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Telecottage is the name given to a teleworker's physical workplace. The telecottage can be in the individual's home or, as is becoming increasingly the case, on a communal site within a short walking distance of the teleworker's home.

The degree of technology employed in a telecottage depends on the teleworker's duties and overall resources. For example, a self-employed teleworking architect could work from an office which has nothing more than a drawing desk and a fax. However whilst the teleworker's paraphernalia can be limited, certain economies can be counterproductive especially if these home-based workers are unable to compete due to shortcomings in their equipment. It is therefore no surprise to learn that the bulk of teleworking is centring on PC-based systems.