Staples: Telecommuters Boost Productivity

Office-supplies giant Staples Inc. has some advice for the boss: Send your workers home.

According to a recent survey from the company's business-to-business unit, 86 percent of telecommuters say they are more productive in their home office than at the boss's workplace.

Not only do telecommuters report having less work-related stress than counterparts tethered to an office cubicle; they also tend to be more loyal to their companies, in part because working at home enables them to maintain a "better work life balance," Staples said in a press release.