Not new - but many are jumping on this bandwagon, being offered by some large organisations.
Pluses
- less travel stress and costs
- more leisure time; your schedule is your own; Zoom meetings and conference calls help
- see your kids more
Minuses
- loss of comraderie with colleagues
- hermitlike existence/loneliness
- unseen, in business, is often forgotten
The big danger! Is if your job can be done from home - it can be done by call centres, in India or the Philippines.
Who already work for banks, credit card companies and the tourist industry. It's better to be in the office - just to protect your job.