PRIME Minister Julia Gillard will commit to Labor having 12 per cent of federal public servants regularly ''teleworking'' from home by 2020, in a speech today to a Telework Congress at Melbourne University.

At present, only about 4 per cent of the public service does so. ''Teleworking'' is operating from home for one or more days a week, using high-speed broadband.

It enables higher workforce participation, especially for part-time, casual, older and disabled workers, and people who are carers or living in regional and remote areas. Research by Deloitte released today for National Telework Week shows the opportunity to operate from home is popular.

The survey found 73 per cent of part-time and casual respondents said they would take up telework if it were available and most were willing to change industries to get it.