Remote Working: Linking People and Organizations

Sources of Risk

The table below shows the primary sources of risk for any undertaking, and as such includes areas that must be considered when implementing remote working.

External

External sources of risk can be anything from acts of terrorism and earthquakes at one end of the scale to a traffic jam making it impossible for a remote worker to get to a meeting on time.

Political

These are issues such as a change of government or political issues within an organization. For example, government legislation on health and safety for remote workers might make it impossibly expensive to implement.

Commercial

An example of commercial risk would be where a customer was financially unsound. There would be a risk of not getting paid for services and/or goods delivered if the client were to cease trading. Higher than expected communications charges for ...

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