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July 2010
Teleworking: Trust But Verify?
FederalNewsRadio.com
The House-passed teleworking bill could, and is
supposed to, make it possible for tens of thousands
stuck-at-the-office feds to work from home one day a ...
Congress promotes teleworking by fed workers
BusinessWeek
By JIM ABRAMS The House, in a 290-131 vote Wednesday,
approved a bill that would create government-wide
regulations for teleworking and instruct each ...
Workplace Flexibility Addresses Employees' Caregiving
Needs
HR.BLR.com
“Time flexibility is what most employees want,” says
Galinsky. According to the Families and Work Institute, 79%
of employers permit employees to change ...
Companies Save $10K per Employee per Year from
Telecommuting
Earth & Industry
Telecommuting could save companies $10000 per year
per employee and save employees several thousand dollars a
year, according to a new report. ...
Telework is vital to government operations, chiefs
say
GovExec.com
By Katherine McIntire Peters kpeters@govexec.com July 8,
2010 Despite indications that telework is losing
momentum in government, top executives at five ...
Telecommuting's Win-Win-Win-Win..Etc.
Triple Pundit
As it turns out, telecommuting (aka telework, or the
newly coined “workshifting”) is also a poster child for the
Triple Bottom Line. ...
Top Work-Life Balance Tips
About Working Moms
When they asked me for work-life balance advice, of
course my first suggestion was to read the articles all over
this site. In fact, the jobs and career ...
June 2010
Creating Workplace Flexibility: We're All In This
Together
Huffington Post
Unlike other workplace issues, we're all in this one
together, each trying to manage two simultaneous agendas,
one personal and one professional. ...
Work Smart: Best Telecommuting Tools
Fast Company
Here are a few of my favorite telecommuting tools. My
friend Rael lives in Portland and works at an office in San
Francisco, and he does it via Skype. ...
Workers seek more flexibility
Charleston Post
Courier
Reports say that lack of workplace flexibility, the
ability to juggle work hours to take care of home-based
needs, may now be the top reason why workers ...
Fathers Trying To Balance Work And Family
City Town Info
Education Channel
Williams, the director of the Center for WorkLife Law
at the Hastings College of the Law at the University of
California, who was quoted by The New York ...
Tips on balancing work and family
Agoura Hills Acorn
Attaining worklife balance is about having realistic
aspirations. Take into account the amount of time, energy
and finances available when setting goals.
Enter "the cloud": An office when and where you want
it
Globe and Mail
That's when we realized the idea of a virtual office
had potential.” On that premise, in March, 2009, he started
Officeexec. Today the company has 120 ...
Telework success depends on clear expectations
FederalNewsRadio.com
Telework programs were lauded as one of the only
things that went right during the Washington metro area's
blizzards this winter. ...
Government Lags in Reaping Telework Benefits
Signal Magazine
A recent study has determined that only 23 percent of
federal employees telework regularly or exclusively,
compared to 64 percent of private-sector ...
How to find a job and keep your life
HeraldNet
But despite the common desire for a healthy work-life
balance, today's workplace demands a great deal of time,
effort and attention from its employees. ...
Mobile Work Force Struggles to Find Work-Life Balance
Government Technology
While many people enjoy the convenience and added
productivity of being connected anytime, anywhere, some have
begun to feel that the work-life balance may ...
Never Let Them See Your Pajamas: Powwownow Reveals Its Top
10 Tips for ...
PRLog.Org (press
release)
As a result, forward-thinking businesses are considering
alternative work models such as telecommuting to
empower their workforce to get work done from ...
ChicagoFIRST First Annual Telecommuting Test
Encourages Critical Firms to ...
Earthtimes (press
release)
CHICAGO, IL -- 06/14/10 -- ChicagoFIRST continues its
regional preparedness efforts through the coordination of
the first annual telecommuting -- or ...
10 Tips for Managers of Telecommuters
HR.BLR.com
Expect professionalism—telecommuting should be
invisible to those at the other end of the phone or computer
line; know what will be performed at ...
Telecommuting + Flextime = More Productive Corporate
Workforce
WebWorkerDaily (blog)
11, 2010, 7:00am PDT 2 Comments I'm one of those people who
takes advantage of telecommuting and flexible work
hours to make sure that I am as productive as ...
Pay-freeze pitches are 'demoralizing,' says Virginia
Democrat
GovExec.com
Other changes that could make government more attractive as
an employer according to Connolly include more robust
telework and internship programs. ...
How to Improve Your Employees' Work-Life Balance
Inc.com
The rest are allowed to telecommute when the need
arises. Sue Mounts, the company's director of supply-chain
management, worked for nine months from Tulsa ...
Virtual Offices Reduce Carbon Emissions by 94%
ABCN's Officing Today
In a recent press release from The McLeland Group, it was
revealed that a virtual office can reduce carbon
emissions by approximately 94% compared to ...
Civil Justice Clinic prepares state workplace flexibility
report
Arizona State
University
Workplace flexibility provides multiple benefits to
states as employers, to state employees and to the
community. • Workplace flexibility helps the ...
Flexibility preferred
Regina Leader-Post
... location as they are in the office, but only 46
per cent of respondents said they work at a company that
offers flex-time and/or telework opportunities.
...
Next Stop, VDI: Doubling Down On Virtualization A Smart Bet
InformationWeek
Patient data is secure as it never leaves the cloud data
center, and the service also features built-in telework
and disaster recovery capabilities. ...
Good Advice on Introducing a Telework Program
IT Business Edge
(blog)
I've made it clear, through sharing my own experiences as a
teleworker, that I think telecommuting is a win/win
for employers and their staffs. ...
Hope for Federal Telecommuters: Senate Passes Telework
Act
IT Business Edge
While it might not be for everyone, the future of
telework appears bright. Last month I wrote a post in
which I wondered whether federal agencies could set ...
Beyond Nine to Five: Tips for Improving Your Work-Life
Balance
Earthtimes (press
release)
Below, he shared the following five suggestions for helping
to achieve a fulfilling, and appropriate, work-life
balance: Find ways to use your talents in a ...
Telecommuters with flextime stay balanced up to 19
hours longer
ScienceBlog.com (blog)
Given a flexible schedule and the option to telecommute,
employees were able to clock 57 hours per week before
experiencing such conflict. ...
May 2010
Successful telecommuting requires discipline
The Star-Ledger -
NJ.com
Create a virtual office environment. Steve said he
missed the camaraderie of an office environment. "I no
longer have a water cooler to connect with people, ...
Flexible workplace options build loyalty - Articles -
Employee ...
Many participants in the Workplace Options
survey were interested in workplace flexibility,
and 69% said they would be more loyal to their employers if
they ...
Just another day at the office
Daily Gleaner
By LAVERNE STEWART Nancy Reid has taken telecommuting
to a whole new level. Her job is here in Fredericton, but
for three months this year, she worked from ...
7 Items Employers Want to See on Telecommuters'
Resumes
WebWorkerDaily (blog)
That's just as true if you're looking for a position that
allows you to telecommute as it is if you're looking
to work in an office. ...
Telecommuting is on the rise
MiamiHerald.com
Today, more than 34 million US adults telecommute at
least occasionally and that number is expected to swell to
63 million -- or 43 percent of US workers ...
The future of telecommuting: Move to Idaho, keep job
in Los Angeles
SmartPlanet.com (blog)
By Joe McKendrick | May 20, 2010 | The Internet has spurred
a new migration wave: professionals who seek their own
private Idahos, literally. ...
Overextended Workers Find Relief in Workplace Flexibility
Chier Learning Officer
Many factors lend themselves to a healthy work-life balance,
and the results of a recent poll of American workers
indicate that workplace flexibility is a ...
The future of work
The Age (blog)
More people are telecommuting and there is a growing
army out there of contract workers, many of whom were forced
to reinvent themselves. ...
Forget the telecommute - now you can 'robocommute'
(w/ Video)
PhysOrg.com
The robot “hears” via three microphones that feed audio to
the telecommuter, and has high-quality speakers for
audio in the other direction. ...
Anybots QB Robot is a Telepresence for the 21st Century
PC Magazine
It's your telecommuting boss, hundreds of miles away,
who's checking up on you through QB. Unveiled Tuesday, this
5-foot, 9-inch, 32 lb rolling bot, ...
Workers 'must improve work-life balance'
ashdowngroup.com
UK professionals should recognise the importance of spending
quality time relaxing away from the workplace, it has been
claimed. According to Gill Trevelyan ...
Toss out that time card, get more productive employees
FederalNewsRadio.com
With telework, it's still controlled. It's still --
'You can telework two days a week and I need to know
when you're working that day and you need to be ...
Firms urged to ensure good employee work-life balance
Thomsons Online
Benefits
Employers must encourage their employees to find the right
work-life balance, it has been claimed, perhaps by
offering flexible benefits. ...
Dress for the Office to Increase Telecommuting
Productivity
Lifehacker
Check out the full article at the link below for more
telecommuting tips. Have a tip or trick of your own?
Let's hear about it in the comments.
Office in the clouds
Asia Times Online
The virtual office concept is not a new one. This new
software, despite the rather mystifying blurbs on the
website, attempts to simplify things for those ...
Note to Managers: Just Because You Will It, Doesn't Make It
So ...
Fast Company
He wanted to telecommute two days a week as he was
doing with his current job. ... With regard to the
prospective CEO who wanted to telecommute, a venture
...
Robots bring telepresence to stay-at-home workers
Times Online
For regular people to telecommute into their job, it
basically has to come down below the price of a car. That is
just happening now. ...
Tech Talk: The benefits of telecommuting for work
Patterson Irrigator
To do so, a telecommuting program has to be set up.
Telecommuting is defined as working at home while
communicating with the workplace by phone or computer.
...
Get tips on how to work and live together
abc7.com
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- With the changing economy meaning more
unemployment, delayed retirement, and telecommuting -
couples are likely to spend more time ...
Intelligent use of mobile technology can help you find
balance
Financial Post
The signs are that work-life balance is a problem for
many Canadians. Last year, Health Canada published the
latest in six reports from a 2001 National ...
April 2010
Answers to tricky HR questions: Helping offsite workers feel
they ...
Hr Morning
Today's question: How can we entice telecommuters to
get more involved in our company culture? We've got a group
of employees who telecommute. ...
Measuring Raleigh's sustainability efforts
Raleigh Public Record
To reduce its own staff commuter emissions, the city has
adopted a telework program. Some telework
programs also promote office sharing, which reduces the
...
Convince The Boss That You Should Telecommute
Forbes
Now she chanced negotiating a permanent telecommuting
arrangement with her boss. "Because our company has a core
value of healthy work-life balance, ...
Don't ignore worker's claim of depression
Anchorage Daily News
Although telecommuting rarely constitutes a required
accommodation, employers may need to adjust employee's work
schedules." Your key question is whether ...
Your health and wellbeing at work: Achieving work-life
balance
Chemist+Druggist
A healthy work-life balance may be difficult to
define, but the chances are you will notice if your
work-life balance is disrupted. ...
Telecommuting: The Greener Workplace
The Epoch Times
With so many jobs mainly based around computers these days,
telecommuting is becoming increasingly popular. It
saves employers and employees time, money, ...
Stressed-Out Americans Need Job Flexibility—But Will
Bosses Ever See the Light?
In These Times
Barack Obama speaks during the closing session of the Forum
for Workplace Flexibility at the Eisenhower Executive
Office building. ...
Initiative aims to make Calgary a world leader in
telework
Calgary Herald
In an effort to improve productivity, attract and retain
employees, and sustain the environment, Calgary Economic
Development has launched a telework ...
County working to reduce air pollution by cutting back
employee commutes
San Luis Obispo
Tribune
The alternate work schedule and telecommute policies
are designed to help the county comply with the state Global
Warming Solutions Act of 2006, ...
Debunking the Myths of the Telecommute
New York Times
I've been telecommuting since I started with this
company over 10 years ago. Going from reporting to an office
before I joined Edmunds to working at home ...
It's never too early for work-life balance
AsiaOne
Work-life balance was something I always thought I
should deal with 'later' - the phrase seemed to be something
only seasoned workers were entitled to use. ...
Companies offer convenient work/life solutions
MiamiHerald.com
By CINDY KRISCHER GOODMAN Not long ago, companies were
rolling out all kinds of work/life benefits such as
child care centers and elder care assistance. ...
Work-Life Lessons From Peter Drucker
Baseline
By Bruce Rosenstein Peter Drucker's teachings on personal
growth—or self-management—are as profound as his views on
organizational management. ...
Routine Flexibility
GovExec.com
Recently, a number of developments suggest the thinking on
telework has evolved from treating workplace flexibility
as an exception to serious consideration ...
Teleworking and Government Shutdowns
FederalNewsRadio.com
Some places, like the Patent and Trademark Office, have made
teleworking a part of the job. Some IRS employees
tell us they have, for years, ...
Officials tout telecommuting
Inside NoVA
Gerald E. "Gerry" Connolly dropped by to discuss the
importance of telecommuting. The legislator is
sponsoring a bill that would require all federal ...
10 Secrets to Being a Successful Corporate Web Worker
WebWorkerDaily (blog)
I've been one myself, telecommuting from my home
office, and at other times, I've managed people who worked
from home both part-time and on a permanent ...
American companies need to embrace teleworking
Mother Nature Network
(blog)
Teleworking, telecommuting, and working-from-home,
these are terms that are often used interchangeably.
Yesterday, this topic received some much needed ...
The Food Revolution, The Work Revolution
Huffington Post (blog)
Most people think of schedule flexibility as a perk- but
journalist Claire Shipman said, based on the results it
produces, "we should call work life balance ...
March 2010
Basic Steps Toward Work-Life Balance
Forbes
Achieving the elusive "work-life balance" can often
feel like an impossible goal, especially for people who
strive to give everything 100%. ...
More workers are choosing fear over flex time, experts say
CNN
But fewer workers are accepting the offers for a more
convenient schedule, according to several work-life
experts. The reason is simple: fear, ...
Telework firm urges federal training on hiring
disabled workers
Washington Post
The Telework Exchange, continuing its push for
advancing teleworking, and the Federal Managers
Association partnered on the study in advance of a
conference ...
Striking the right work/life balance
Times Online
Getting the work/life balance right is the modern
woman's dilemma. We ask the experts how best to achieve it
Julia Hobsbawm, founder of the media and ...
The office: Paperless and work on the move
Sunday Times.lk
And, because of a predicted blurring between the
functionality tomorrow's office and tomorrow's home, the
virtual office concept will kick in when you reach
...
Millennials: Lazy Workers or Champions of Work/Life
Balance?
CNBC
Millennials: Lazy Workers or Champions of Work/Life
Balance? Millennials. The very word sparks debates galore.
And depending on who is speaking, ...
New technology, programs help disabled employees become more
successful
OKC.Biz
Technology, training and the growth of telecommuting
jobs mean more opportunities for the disabled. “Telecommuting
and flexible scheduling can mean the ...
Working from home isn't everyone's cup of (office) tea
Times LIVE
According to a survey conducted by US website
CareerBuilder.com, about 27% of employees telecommute
at some point during the year. Working from home has its
...
California IT Security Officials Still Wary of Cloud
Computing
Government Technology
Recently Weatherford wrote the security standard guidelines
that were incorporated into California's telework
policy. The standards had to be strict enough ...
Reduce IT costs and boost employee productivity with remote
worker initiatives
TechRepublic
Researchers have found that one in three information workers
telecommute at least occasionally. According to
Forrester's 2009 IT Services Survey, ...
Behind the 'digital curtain.' Why face-to-face communication
is still the best.
WisBar
Organizations hand out cell phones, laptops and PDAs to
employees so they can “telework” without even coming
in to the office. Everyone is connected through ...
Middle Boomers create their own paths
MiamiHerald.com
Yet, they are looking at work/life balance from a
different perspective: focusing less on career and earning
money and more on family and personal ...
How To Make Shift Work Family Friendly
NPR
It's Called Quitting' Work-life experts say cases
like Underwood's happen a lot because of the
unpredictability so many low-wage and hourly workers face:
...
Nothing to fear from teleworking
Financial Post
... warns Linda Russell, managing partner of
Telecommuting Consultants International, which helps clients
implement telework and virtual office programs.
...
The End Of 9-to-5: When Work Time Is Anytime
NPR
They soon decided that letting some employees telecommute
or have a four-day week wasn't working. Ressler says when
managers grant these special favors to ...
Businesses Still Slow to Let Workers Telecommute
Datamation
Despite high costs for maintaining acres of office cubicles
and the attendant facilities expenses, many US companies are
still skeptical that employees can ...
How to get started teleworking
FederalNewsRadio.com
1) Get to know your agency Telework Coordinator. Be
sure to ask about any agency-specific procedures. 3) Once
you've made your selection, you'll need to ...
Microsoft survey: Employees believe they are more productive
working remotely
Examiner.com
But, just as anyone would assume, the survey also found that
most companies are not supportive of telecommuting.
1. Telecommuters are redefining what it ...
Telecommuting Means Billions in Savings
WebWorkerDaily (blog)
Lister's numbers are based on the telecommuting
savings calculator she's built, using figures from the US
census. Currently, less than 2 percent of US ...
CSC Launches First Secure Government Employee Remote Access
Solution
MarketWatch (press
release)
This secure telework solution is the only
government-approved product that meets security standards
and permits the use of non-government equipment to ...
Recession spurs employee loyalty, Kelly Services survey
finds
Crain's Detroit
Business
... to 39 percent of Gen X and 34 percent of Gen Y. •
Only 12 percent of those surveyed said telecommuting
or working from home was extremely important to them.
Guide to working with family and/or friends
New York Daily News
Combining your work life and personal life can be a
combustible brew. Even people who've done it successfully
would have to acknowledge the potential ...
Benefits of employees working from home to be explored
Richmond Times
Dispatch
... with the Virginia Department of Rail and Public
Transportation, will develop the topic "An Introduction to
Telecommuting: The Employer Option that Pays. ...
Workers taking fewer career risks
NEWS.com.au
"Generations X and Baby Boomers' focus has shifted to
work/life balance. "Another change in the perspective of
Generation Y came from the importance of an ...
Throwing Employees a Lifeline
Talent Management
Its development process initially began with an employee
survey that encouraged honest feedback on work-life
needs. Some of the major issues raised were the ...
Generation everyone
The Age
As for the cliche that gen Y is too interested in
work-life balance and job-tasting to apply themselves to
any single employer,Naparstek disproves the rule. ...
The Non-Commute
Associated Content
... companies provide continuous communications with
employees outside the office. Here are just some of the
facts from the Telework Coalition Study:
California Issues Telework Policy to Curb
Cyber-Security Risks
Government Technology
The policy letter aims to help state agencies develop robust
and secure telework and remote access arrangements
for state employees, while minimizing ...
5 tips on how to manage change at work
Bankrate.com
On the benefits side, think creatively and determine what
you need, whether it's a four-day work week or a
telecommuting situation or a job share. ...
A Flexible Work Arrangement May Have Health Benefits
eMaxHealth
Examples of flexible or alternate work arrangements include
self-schedule start and end times, telecommuting from
home, job sharing, and gradual or partial ...
Tough times call for the ingenuity of entrepreneurs
Mass High Tech
Back then, faster residential Internet speeds and a shift in
workplace culture led to the notion that telecommuting
was a way to attract and retain top ...
An architect's ideas on using facility space and saving
money
Mass High Tech
Telecommuting is where people are working for the
company but not usually at the company premises. They have
to figure out how much space to allow for when ...
QC hoping to boost its Internet speed
East Valley Tribune
That survey indicated an interest in telecommuting,
among other things. Of the 64 percent of residents with
Internet access, 33 percent telecommuted to work ...
7 Tips for Working for a Younger Boss
U.S. News & World
Report
... work through lunch, but a generation X or Y
manager says that telecommuting allows you to miss
the rush hour and get some more work done," says Gravett.
...
February 2010
Does telecommuting make employees better? SXSW
panelist says yes
Austin
American-Statesman
Jayna Wallace, 'Showering Optional: Tips for Remote
Employees' When: 3:30 pm March 14. Where: Austin Convention
Center, Courtyard Rio Grande B. 500 E. Cesar ...
Living local, working global
Computerworld New
Zealand
The Cisco Virtual Office I have at home means I can
conduct meetings from home leveraging all the functionality
and capabilities I have at my actual Cisco ...
Telework: From "What if…" to "What now?"
FCW.com
If nothing else, the Snowpocalypse served to crystallize the
difficulties that must be addressed before telework
becomes a standard practice at federal ...
Work Smarter with a Virtual Office
ABCN's Officing Today
Virtual offices started in the mid 1980s, however,
the industry has dramatically evolved as technology has
changed the way we work. ...
Lessons learned, best practices on telework examined
FederalNewsRadio.com
Arlington County, Va., is touting its telecommuting
arrangement as a success story when it came to continuity of
operations. Marcy Foster, director of the ...
Job relocation ... to your living room
CNNMoney.com
Those, like Guerin, who are reluctant to move can always
inquire about telecommuting and find employers who
are open to that option, Robinson said. ...
Customer Contact Strategies Shows 'The Way Home' with
Workshops, Training
TMCnet
Telework also enables organization to go green by
minimizing commuting. The challenge has been how to get
there: moving organizations accustomed to ...
Meet the Father of Telecommuting
Inc.com (blog)
The first is with Jack Nilles, who is known as the father of
telecommuting and who coined the term back in 1973.
Enjoy!
Generations.1: Working with Millennials
KRQE
And it'll look at how clashes between generations might be
contributing to a less-than-satisfying work life. Do
you work for or manage these hardworking, ...
Working At Home Is More Productive Than Working In The
Office
Fresh Business
Thinking
By Lea Pachta The Telework Association productivity
survey, released today, shows that people working at home
produce substantially more than when they work ...
Perriello pushes for telework tax credit, better
access for businesses
Lynchburg News and
Advance
Perriello met with about 10 business leaders Tuesday who
shared their thoughts on “teleworking,” in which
workers use an Internet connection to work from ...
OPM strategic plan calls for increase in telework
Federal Times
That goal — which OPM outlined in its 2010 to 2015 strategic
plan released Friday — would increase the number of
teleworkers to more than 154000 over the ...
Practical experience reveals telework isn't as easy
as it sounds
GCN.com
By Michael Hardy The snowstorm that paralyzed the Washington
metropolitan area in December 2009 was widely considered to
be the first major test of telework ...
Working At Home Is More Productive Than Working In The
Office
Fresh Business
Thinking
By Lea Pachta The Telework Association productivity
survey, released today, shows that people working at home
produce substantially more than when they work ...
What's your action plan for telecommuting?
Washington Technology
(blog)
Over the last two years, I've worked sporadically from home
and I've liked the flexibility, even though I've never
thought of myself as the telecommuting ...
Texas Alpha Telepresence Robots in Production
Robots.net (blog)
... its use as a telepresence platform for the
masses. Someday, in addition to going to the office, or
telecommuting, you may have a third - telepresence.
Telework centers offer alternative workspace for feds
FederalNewsRadio.com
By Max Cacas When you say "telework", most people
think of staffers toting home a laptop, and logging in from
a cozy home office and taking calls on their ...
Why Flexible Hours and Telecommuting Are on the Rise
Business West
It's no wonder accounting is such an attractive field for
women, considering what a leader the industry has been in
providing work-life benefits like ...
Students learn from the light of experience
Financial Times
With the work-life balance gaining increasing
prominence, many executives in residence are keen to share
their wisdom and give back in some way to the ...
Virtual offices: Firm offers professional space on
as-needed basis
TMCnet
Feb 14, 2010 (Tribune-Democrat - McClatchy-Tribune
Information Services via COMTEX) -- When Dennis P. Kotzan
heard a radio commercial for a virtual office, ...
Manpower launches MyPath to help careers
Milwaukee Journal
Sentinel
It includes reams of articles and blogs on work-life
balance and workplace quandaries ("should you friend your
boss on Facebook?"). ...
Telework -- is it right for you and your
organization?
StandardNet
As some of you may already be aware, telework
arrangements are currently being used throughout the federal
government as an employment incentive. ...
How to Develop a Corporate Telework Pilot Plan
WebWorkerDaily (blog)
11, 2010, 4:00pm No Comments Making the move to corporate
teleworking may seem simple from the web worker's
perspective. However, the introduction of ...
More Incentives for Teleworkers?
Nextgov
Gerry Connolly, D-Va., asked OPM to quantify how many
telework agreements in government require employees to
keep working during office closures, ...
Balance means business
btob
Support for work/life balance is critical, and it
must come from the top. Employees can work themselves sick
trying to prove themselves worthy of ...
Will 'Snowmageddon' Thaw Federal Resistance to Telework?
IT Business Edge
(blog)
By date: When I've written about telecommuting in the past,
the discussion has often focused around improving
work/life balance, broadening employee ...
The big picture
Washington Post
27 agencies reported cost savings/benefits as a result of
telework; of these, the greatest benefit was to morale
(24 agencies), ...
Teleworkers get the job done with a BlackBerry and
car charger
FCW.com
“I was 100 percent on my BlackBerry during the outage," said
Stephen O'Keeffe, executive director of the Telework
Exchange, a public/private partnership. ...
Snow highlights telework's benefits for federal
workers, advocates say
Washington Post
Despite closings of the federal government and a
record-breaking snowstorm this week, federal workers such as
Campbell clocked in by teleworking. ...
Blizzard got you telecommuting? Heed these 5 tips
MarketWatch
If you travel for work, your company likely already has
telecommuting policies in place, you're aware of them,
and you have the required hardware and ...
For Telecommuters, It's Not About Going To Work
NPR
All 40 people who work for Fuentek are required to
telecommute. Schoppe calls Fuentek a "virtual company,"
with no traditional office at all. ...
Federal government closes: Why can't they all work from
home?
Christian Science
Monitor
It's the government, though, so signing up for
telecommuting is kind of an involved process. You've got
to apply (tip: don't tell them about working from ...
Stay home, let Texas Robot attend that meeting
CNET
If you're tired of commuting to the office and
telecommuting won't cut it, the Texas Robot lets you
scoot around work embodied in a robot platform while ...
A dangerous storm
Baltimore Sun
Many employers let workers telecommute or punch out
early. Airlines canceled flights in and out of Baltimore,
and Marylanders everywhere stocked up on food, ...
Washington DC Area Closing Announcements Pile Up as Blizzard
Nears
Associated Content
OPM activated its unscheduled leave policy, issuing a
memorandum Thursday encouraging "chief human capital
officers" at Federal agencies to allow telework,
...
State of Green Business 2010
Mother Nature Network
(blog)
Companies are falling behind on their initiatives in carbon
intensity, employee telecommuting, and e-waste. I am
surprised that in 2010, ...
Skip The Raise, Ask Your Boss For These Perks Instead
Lifehacker Australia
I'm puzzled by places that don't allow at least some
telecommuting. I tend to get more work done from home
because I want to show my accountability when I'm ...
The Budget's Personnel Priorities
Nextgov
The budget also prioritized increasing by 50 percent the
number of eligible federal employees who telework by
2011, and proposes funding for worksite ...
My Word: Rail would aid housing, jobs
Orlando Sentinel
... broadband access and speeds and encourage
employers to allow their employees to telecommute
whenever practical through appropriate tax credits. ...
Making the Case for Diversity as a Good Business
Practice-and Then Fostering It
Leagle.com
... Architects and Designers, opportunities for
retirees, and workplace flexibility with such things
as telecommuting, nontraditional hours, and flextime. ...
Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center Contracts with Best
Upon Request to ...
Earthtimes (press
release)
Concierge services are designed to enhance employees'
work/life balance, leading to increased retention,
satisfaction and productivity. ...
Mobile technology 'key' to the work-life balance
V3.co.uk
European consumers believe that mobile technology is
enhancing their work-life balance rather than
overloading them with communications, according to a new
...
Work-life balance responsibility of employees, say
workers
Recruiter
Three-quarters of employees say it is their responsibility,
not that of their employer, to achieve a satisfactory
work-life balance, according to new ...
The Technology Paradox: It Separates But Unites
NPR
We learned it was a byproduct of the fact that so many IBM
employees telecommute from home or hotels. In fact,
now, IBM is shifting a significant portion of ...
How Much Can Telecommuting Cut Carbon Footprint?
TMCnet
By Gary Kim Lots of people these days are interested in
telecommuting, at least in part because of its ability
to reduce carbon footprint. ...
'Young' may be a label, but smart firms covet Gen Yers
RocNow
Some companies even tout things like “small company feel”
and “workplace flexibility” to attract and retain Gen
Yers. In the recent Fortune “100 Best ...
Skills push to lift output in face of ageing population
The Australian
Barriers include cultural and employer barriers,
workplace flexibility, including the ability to work
part-time, education, the availability of support ...
HOT lanes are not the best solution
HeraldNet
... including increased bus service; incentives to
get solo drivers out of their cars to take the bus, join a
car or vanpool, or telecommute; keeping the ...
January 2010
Balancing act
The Age
The barbecue-stopper debate about work-life balance
is a constant, but Hinsliff's comments seemed to hit a raw
nerve. Was it because now that having it all ...
Going green to keep more green
EUcommerz
Conducting web-based meetings, allowing employees to
telecommute, creating a recycling programme for ink
cartridges and working toward a paperless office ...
In seeking a mentor, look beyond the office
The Star-Ledger -
NJ.com
At the same time, managers are worried about their own jobs,
saddled with more responsibilities and struggling with
work-life balance. ...
Three Florida companies make Fortune's list of top
workplaces
Tampabay.com
Eighty-four allow employees to telecommute or work at
home at least 20 percent of the time. Strong cultures.
Distinctive perks. Better-than-average job ...
How to Go Green at Work
Conducive Chronicle
If telecommuting isn't an option, consider carpooling
or checking into your local bus or train routes and
schedules. You may find a viable alternative to ...
The Net has a few holes in Minnesota
Minneapolis Star
Tribune
Imagine a world without online videos or telecommuting.
It's real for the many Minnesotans with limited access to
high-speed Internet service. ...
How To Negotiate A Raise In Tough Times
Forbes
Instead, be open to other forms of compensation: increased
vacation time, telecommuting options, a title change
or using work hours to do volunteer work. ...
POLITICAL NOTEBOOK: In and out of the budget
Macon Telegraph
Still, the $400000 the commission hoped to get from Georgia
would take a bite out of the $7 million it spends a year to
push telecommuting, car-pooling and ...
7 hiring trends for 2010
Canadian HR Reporter
... including alternate schedules (72 per cent),
telecommuting (55 per cent), compressed workweeks (41
per cent) and summer hours (30 per cent). 3. ...
Evaluate Technologies with Remote Access in Mind
IT Business Edge
With benefits hard to quantify, it follows that CIOs and IT
managers are hesitant to pour money into technologies to
facilitate telecommuting. ...
Federal government solicits telework feedback
NetworkWorld.com
The federal government has long worked to increase the
number of employees who telework, using all kinds of
tactics, including grass-roots efforts and ...
San Clemente wants more 'flexecutives'
OCRegister
According to recent US Bureau of Transportation data, more
than 20 million Americans telecommute (work from
home) on a semiregular basis. ...
Optimistic Outlook: Despite Obstacles, Millennial Women
Overwhelmingly ...
Trading Markets (press
release)
Similarly, when asked to list typical qualities of a
successful female business leader, seven in 10 (70 percent)
cited "maintains work/life balance," ...
Interpreters telecommute to court
Sun-Sentinel
By Lisa J. Huriash, Sun Sentinel It's not uncommon for a
judge to halt a criminal hearing or trial when it turns out
a defendant or witness doesn't ...
Why getting the work/life balance right is no easy
task in general practice
Management in Practice
Do you feel you, and your GPs, achieve a good work/life
balance? Do you have any recommendations you can share with
us all? Or do we just have to bite the ...
New year offers opportunity to climb out of rut
Vancouver Sun
The New Year is also a chance to clean up and shed outmoded
ways of thinking, feeling and behaving in your work life,
especially if they are holding you ...
The 4 Pillars of a Solid Web Working Strategy
WebWorkerDaily
While the line is more blurry with freelancers, even
telecommuting employees may need to consider it,
especially if there's an overlap in their personal and
...
Virtual internships: Get on by logging on
The Guardian
For many students, finding the time and money for an
office-based placement can often be prohibitive. So are
virtual internships the answer? ...
PERSPECTIVE: The case for DC-area telecommuting
Culpeper Star Exponent
As a longtime telecommuter I can tell you some of my
best work is done from home. Actually, all of my work is
done from home (or wherever I happen to be ...
10 Telecommuting Questions with Maryanne Perrin
Maryanne is a telecommuter in the
Raleigh, Durham area and runs her ... She dropped by
to share her experience and answer 10 Telecommuting
Questions. ...
Blackberry Distractions
Chabad.org
While technology brings beneficial advantages such as the
ability to work from home, or to telecommute to the
office, it also brings a host of disadvantages ...
Gen Y @ 30: charmed, tech savvy and ready to take over
The Age
''They are well equipped to understand the 21st century ways
and their leadership style and work-life balance
approach is very suited for these times. ...
Why Your Job Is Boring
BusinessWeek
Maybe you're the reason your work life has turned
into a yawn. Wake yourself up by renewing your leadership
agenda By Susan Cramm If you are finding your ...
Don't sweat the snow, work from home
Atlanta Journal
Constitution
It's a byproduct of the growth of telecommuting over
the years, fueled both by technology that puts corporate
software in the palm of a hand and efforts to ...
Wittman seeking to take a load offthe road
The Free Lance-Star
Rob Wittman, Virginia's 1st District congressman, has
introduced a bill that would give public or private
employees who telework at least 75 days a year a
...
Love Your Job Again
Divine
Does your company offer telecommuting privileges?
Writing down all the good points will perhaps help you to
view your job with more optimism. 2. ...
What Is Green IT, and Why Should You Care?
IT-Director.com
Enable staff to telecommute. While it may not work
for every employee or business, the American Electronics
Association estimates that 1.35 billion gallons ...
Survey: US workers willing to pay for own smartphones to
work from anywhere
FierceMobileIT
According to Forrester's 2009 Smartphones and
Telecommuting: Workforce Technology Adoption 2009
report, 81 percent of iWorkers with smartphones work from
...
Smartphones: Office Shackles or Tool for Work-Life Balance
IDG
"Telework is on the rise, poised to grow to 63
million US iWorkers by 2016," ... "Regardless of its
telework frequency, this group is technology-bound,
...
Green Technology -TeleArk Goes Green
TMC Net
The advantages of telecommuting are many, said
Christopher Machut, president at TeleArk. According to
Machut, the advantages are: decreased utility usage in
...
Giving telework a snowball's chance
FederalNewsRadio.com
"Emergency employees" were expected to be at work, as
always, and some teleworkers, depending on their
agreements, were online and on the job as well. ...
Achieving work-life balance: More than just a
juggling act
American Medical News
In fact, surveys show that physicians -- men as well as
women -- respond positively to questions asking if they seek
greater work-life balance. ...
2010 job forecast promising
FayObserver.com
That includes alternate schedules, telecommuting and
compressed workweeks. Cutting perks and benefits; 37 percent
of employers plan to trim bonuses, ...
December 2009
Survey Reveals Top Ten Hiring, Human Resources Trends for
2010
Pre-Employ.com (blog)
... more flexible work arrangements in 2010,
including: alternate schedules (73 percent);
telecommuting (41 percent); and compressed workweeks (32
percent). ...
Tips on making New Year's resolutions
San Francisco
Chronicle
"If you want a better work-life balance, and your
work is meaningful and your children are tended to, who's to
say what is overworking?" Zur asked. ...
Are Your Career Skills Ready for 2010?
Psychology Today
(blog)
Was 2009 a year that you'd like to forget when it comes to
your worklife? Did you set your career on idle, coast
or even park? Keeping your head down and ...
Work-at-home trend expected to grow in new year
Chattanooga Times Free
Press
Kate Lister, co-author of “Undress for Success: The Naked
Truth about Making Money at Home,” a recent book studying
telecommuting trends, estimates nearly ...
Family tech: Organize your home workspace
Inside NoVA
As more and more people telecommute, and more
businesses are run from the home, people have started
looking at their home work areas to make them ergonomic,
...
Top 10 End-of-Year Office Upgrades (You Can Probably Write
Off)
Lifehacker
By this time next week, it'll be next year—and too late to
turn a great investment in your work life into a
lower tax burden in April. ...
3 Reasons Telecommuters Need Good Documentation
WebWorkerDaily (blog)
But documenting your work can be even more important when
you're telecommuting. With many employers, you're
required to document certain pieces of ...
More News From the Jobless Recovery: Workers Getting Less
for Doing More
In These Times
About one in five workers surveyed were dissatisfied with
their work-life balance. This is part of a
longstanding trend in American work life, ...
Who Pays for a Telecommuter's Equipment?
Java World
I've written quite a bit on the topic, from telecommuting
basics to coping with its annoyances to how to convince the
boss to let you work at home. ...
10-Point Plan To Devalue Oil
SustainableBusiness.com
Government should promote telecommuting and
compressed workweeks as well as provide tax incentives for
telecommuting setup. In addition, interactions with
...
17 Telecommuting Pet Peeves
CIO -
Framingham,MA,USA
Despite all the benefits of working at home,
telecommuting also has its disadvantages. Before you set
up your home office, be aware of these 17 rotten bits ...
Making Flex Time a Win-Win
New York Times
... a new survey done by the Center for Work-Life
Policy, an organization I founded and where I lead a
private-sector task force called Hidden Brain Drain. ...
10 Ways to Reward Employees
Exec Digital (blog)
Work-life balance. While many companies offer paid
time off as a benefit, giving employees an extra day off is
an added bonus. Time away from work helps ...
How Adults Achieve Happiness
BusinessWeek
Rather than blaming our jobs, our managers, and our
customers—or our friends, family members, and
communities—for our negative worklife experience,
...
Businesses Going Green
PowerHomeBiz.com
(press release) - USA
Implementing a telecommuting program for employees
can often have additional benefits beyond simply saving
money on gasoline and reducing ...
10 Tips to Achieve Your Business Goals with Video
Conferencing
PR Web (press release)
Telecommuting – Enabling people to be fully engaged
in the workplace while working from home, increases
productivity and morale of employees by reducing ...
Fillmore County hears no input at 2010 budget and levy
hearing
Spring Valley Tribune
A pilot program on telecommuting also is being done
in Social Services. • Also, there's been a focus on energy
savings, such as policies to promote car ...
Insight into mentoring tomorrow's leaders
Prairie Business
Don't immediately turn down what may seem like an
unrealistic demand like, time off, workplace flexibility
or promotion. Instead, use it to your advantage ...
Study: Better infrastructure needed for teleworking
WTOP
A study done by the Telework Exchange and
underwritten by Intel finds 81 percent of government and
business IT decision makers have written business ...
Employers looking to hire in early 2010
National Business
Review
“Competitive pay, career opportunities, work-life
balance and management quality should be focus points for
organisations looking to keep existing employees ...
Weak Security for Remote Workers Cause for Concern
Small Business
Computing
Even if you don't have employees who work from home now, you
should still have a telecommuting plan — and the
security measures to back it up — in the event ...
Telecommuting good for both employees and employers
say 72% of region's ...
AME Info
Almost three quarters of the region's professionals, 72%,
believe that telecommuting is a good idea for both
the employer and employee, according to the ...
A Dozen Tips for the Total Greening of Your Business
GreenerBuildings
Employees are often looking for a better work/life balance
and telecommuting accomplishes this objective and at
the same time improves productivity and the ...
Men over 60 happier at work than women
Telegraph.co.uk
Men nearing retirement are the happiest they have ever been
at work and for the first time in their entire working lives
they are happier than women, ...
Verizon Offers Businesses Advanced Collaboration Tips
PR Newswire (press
release)
In the study, 61 percent of respondents say they like to
work from anywhere, yet only 47 percent indicated they have
a formal telecommuting policy in place ...
Three free and easy ways to access your data anywhere,
anytime
ITBusiness.ca -
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Maybe you're telecommuting and suddenly discover a
critical document is trapped on your office computer's hard
drive. Or you run into a long lost friend on ...
Splitting Work and Personal Expenses
WebWorkerDaily - San
Francisco, CA, USA
Just what you can write off depends on whether you're self
employed or not, but there are some deductions available to
employees who telecommute, too. ...
November 2009
NRC inks new contract, includes improved worker benefits
FederalNewsRadio.com -
USA
NTEU's Kelley says the new NRC contract includes newly
expanded telework provisions, as well as increased
capabilities for rewarding high-performing NRC ...
Gadget Go-Round
California Job Journal
Blackberries, iPhones, Droids and the like actually give you
the freedom to effectively mix your personal life and
work life so that they don't have to
HSBC Rolls Out Flexible Working Plans For Staff
Bru Direct
The FWA is a program, which enhances staff work life
flexibility and accommodates to each individual's varied
needs. "Whether our staff is undertaking ...
Teleworkers trade miles for smiles
smithmountainlake.com
- Moneta, VA, USA
Both began telecommuting for technology company
Hewlett-Packard six years ago. "I am a project manager for
HP, meaning I implement networks by coordinating ...
Virtual meetings
Express Computer -
Bombay, India
Telecommuting and remote working are an everyday
reality, and the population of road warriors is growing. “As
video conferencing technology grows, ...
Green IT needs to become integral in VAR offerings
CRN - UK - London,
England, UK
... efficiency through smart buildings, smart
manufacturing and smart grids as well as telecommuting,
teleconferencing, e-commerce and document management. ...
Ten Trends For 2010
Forbes - NY, USA
There will be a movement in favor of time-shifting commutes
and increased adoption of telecommuting. A more
integrated and efficient transportation network ...
Finding Your Way Back: Re-Entering the Science Work Force
ScienceCareers.org
Because of their frequent connection to child-rearing and
work/life balance, career breaks are traditionally
thought of as something affecting more women ...
Avoid deep transit cuts, push to expand: Prendergast
Surrey Leader -
Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
... and advances may come gradually, by encouraging
motorists to park one or two days a week at first in favour
of telecommuting, transit or ride-sharing. ...
Companies not prepared for workforce disruptions
eChannelLine - North
York, Ontario, Canada
By Mark Cox Teleworking has become much more common
in the last few years, and has become more top of mind in
the IT industry. Yet despite the profusion of ...
Survey: Most Companies' Employees Cannot Work Remotely
During a Crisis
Security Management -
Alexandria, Virginia, USA
At times like these, he says, telecommuting can be a
savior. "I suppose I may telecommute a bit more than
usual during the Bay Bridge mess, and encourage ...
Author gives sharing advice to working couples
abc7news.com
MENLO PARK, CA (KGO) -- It's a question nearly every working
parent has asked -- how can I better balance my home life
and my work life? ...
Few US firms ready for workforce disruption: survey
AFP
... half their workers with the laptops, smartphones
and private networks to allow them to work remotely in case
of a major disruption of daily worklife. ...
New Report: Federal Government Would Improve Recruitment and
Retention by ...
PR Newswire (press
release)
Workplace flexibility improves workers' commitment to
their employer and work-life balance is a leading concern
cited by employees deciding to remain with ...
More ammo for employees hoping to telecommute
Seattle Times -
Seattle, WA, USA
... you have wisely asked for scientific proof you
can use to help make a business case for working a more
flexible schedule or telecommuting to your job.
...
A daunting job of finding a job lies ahead
Milwaukee Journal
Sentinel
According to one recent survey from the Center for
Work-Life Policy, the percentage of workers professing
loyalty to their employer fell from 95% to 39% ...
Business Leaders Explore Work-Life Options
WISC
The most high profile boss of our lifetime, Jack Welch, is
sending mixed messages about work-life balance. In
his book Winning, Welch writes, “Even the most ...
7 Tips for Balancing Life and Work During the Holidays
PowerHomeBiz.com
(press release)
By Bobette Kyle November 21, 2009 ( PowerHomeBiz.com ) -
With the holidays fast approaching, thoughts turn to
work-life balance more so than any other time ...
Tele-commuting is an eco-friendly thing to do
Brantford Expositor
Companies like Durham Business Offices in Ajax rent
virtual office services -- access to a pool of
professional services and equipment without having to ...
Impending federal retirements could spur agencies to
reassess needs
GovExec.com
Telework is another challenge, the report said, as
managers must focus more on performance than on direct
observation. And performance management systems, ...
How to motivate your weary workforce
FierceCIO
Offer flexible work arrangements, job sharing, telework,
or other non-traditional ways to be employed. > Encourage
friendly competition so every team has a ...
Will I Be Part of “Gen U,” the Generation Unretired?
Psychology Today
(blog)
Similarly, someone returning to the office with a career
full of experience, can more easily leave the enjoyment of
worklife in, and a lot of the pettiness ...
Are you an "unretired" baby boomer?
Seattle Post
Intelligencer
Offering the right rewards including the right mix of pay,
benefits, and items such as the ability to get the right
work/life balance. ...
CIOs fear mass IT exodus following economic recovery
Computerworld
Robert Half Technology also suggests managers communicate
regularly with staff, encourage team-building activities and
promote work/life balance. ...
How Do You Make Staffers Feel Appreciated—at Little or No
Cost?
BizBash
We try to create a balanced selection of art work,” says
Michelle Mahoney, Leo Burnett's director of worklife.
“The wine and cheese closing reception is ...
Robotic Surrogates Takes Your Place at Work
Popular Science
A telepresence robot can come into the office for you,
elevating telecommuting to a decidedly new level. The
somewhat humanoid 'bots, produced by Mountain ...
Marcus Buckingham: Women won the gender wars
History News Network
In 1977, 41 percent of women reported feeling some level of
work/life conflict, whereas only 35 percent of men
did. Today, about the same percentage of ...
Managers Are Key to Healthier, More Satisfied Employees
NewsBlaze
... say changes in workplace flexibility and
improved supervisor support for workers, such as managers
showing interest in an employee's personal life or ...
My View: Small steps can shrink carbon footprint
Sacramento Bee
Our 65 percent emissions reduction was independently
verified, but beyond that, we also facilitated
telecommuting and carpooling, and combined visits to
...
If only work could be like...
Examiner.com
After taking the time to go through all of these exercises,
think about your work life now, how close are you to
it now? What are small and big changes that ...
COOP lights a fire under telework
FederalNewsRadio.com
As a result, most federal entities are turning to
telework as a viable part of Continuity of Operations
planning. But concerns about teleworking during a
...
Will H1N1 end trepidation about working from home?
CTV.ca
For many, the hope is that the realities of conducting
day-to-day business during a pandemic will force managers to
rethink their biases and make telework ...
Businesses Begin Efforts to Stem Employee Churn
Wall Street Journal
Aspect also altered its telecommuting policy to
appeal to employees worried about work-life balance, says
Marsha Stephens, senior director, human resources. ...
Workweek may get a makeover
San Luis Obispo
Tribune
By Bob Cuddy | bcuddy@thetribunenews.com The Board of
Supervisors reacted enthusiastically Tuesday to the idea of
flexible working hours and telecommuting ...
Quiz: Are you tailor-made for telework?
GovExec.com
By Emily Long elong@govexec.com November 11, 2009 Interested
in telework? Take our quiz to see if you're a good
candidate for working remotely. ...
Mind the (Generation) Gap
True/Slant
Alina Tugend's recent NYT piece on bridging the workplace
generation gap is one of the latest commentaries on a
burgeoning body of (largely anecdotal) ...
Telework event in DC targets stressed commuters
Bizjournals.com
A large outdoor event in DC on Tuesday is promoting the
benefits of teleworking to stressed-out commuters.
Telework Exchange LLC and HP are sponsoring the ...
Logitech Breaks Into Videoconferencing
New York Times - New
York,NY,USA
The device, which weighs less than a pound and is priced
under $2500, works with Skype and is aimed at workers who
travel or telecommute. ...
Whack a Car-Shaped Pinata, Learn About Telework
Government Video
If congestion, air quality and work-life balance weren't
good enough reasons to think about telecommuting (now
more often called "telework") there's always ...
Getting the scoop on the Top 100 Places to Work
Dallas Morning News
They gave their opinions on leadership, ethics, career
opportunities, company direction, work-life
flexibility and whether their bosses have a clue or give
...
Leading by Example, FCC Seeks to Enourage Broadband for
People with Disabilities
BroadbandCensus.com
... emergency preparedness and response, telework,
social networking, and other national purposes for people
with disabilities is enormous, said panelists. ...
When Frugality Hurts: The Pain of Cutting Resources to the
Quick
Server Watch
To save more money, you could use a cubicle or
telecommute and use your outsourced services to maintain
your "office" presence. ...
Suggestions offered to reduce emissions
San Diego Union
Tribune
SAN DIEGO — More telecommuting, more traffic circles
and more mass-transit options will help the county reduce
emissions of climate-warming gases, ...
A New Social Landscape
Center For American
Progress
... and flexible if they want to succeed, pointing to
IBM, which cut its real estate costs and became more
efficient by allowing workers to telecommute. ...
Berry on Pay Reform, Telework
Nextgov
Such projects would help agencies with successful
telework programs move a step further, he said, and
jump-start programs at agencies that have been slow to
...
Less Is More: Enhancing Your Business with VoIP
TMCnet
In the competition for talent, many businesses offer
telecommuting as an option to attract top performers. A
VoIP system cost-effectively enables ...
Uncle Sam tends to federal families' well-being
GovExec.com
But it's only during the past decade that the program has
extended its reach to include work-life balance as
part of its Employee Assistance Program. ...
A Flexible Workplace Is a Happier, Healthier
Workplace
Huffington Post (blog)
Research provides us with essential information regarding
changes in our society that speak to the critical need to
prioritize workplace flexibility. ...
Business Forum: Growing within the corporate lattice
Minneapolis Star
Tribune
Add in the need for a better work/life balance and a
multigenerational workforce with differing perceptions of
success, and it becomes obvious that a new ...
October 2009
Telework center gets a reprieve
The Free Lance-Star
BY KELLY HANNON A government-run telework center in
North Stafford will remain open, keeping 19 work stations
avail-able to public and private employees. ...
Catalyst needed for telework to take off
Kelowna.com
CALGARY – Telework – in which employees work from
home while staying in touch with the office via telephone,
e-mail and other forms of communication – is ...
Telework: Going Off-Road and Online
Sun-Sentinel.com
DEAR JOYCE: Can you state the advantages of telecommuting
that I can use to persuade my employer to let me work from
home? - HJH Here are eight arguments to ...
California: An Example of State Action on Workplace
Flexibility
Huffington Post (blog)
I hope that light can be shined on the importance of
creative public policy to help workers balance their lives
through workplace flexibility. ...
8 advantages to telecommuting
The Virginian-Pilot
By Joyce Lain Kennedy Workplace Q&A | Tribune Media Services
DEAR JOYCE: Can you state the advantages of telecommuting
that I can use to persuade my ...
If you only do one thing this week … stop talking about work
at home
guardian.co.uk
It's time to restore some work-life balance And relax
… nightly gut-spilling about work is tantamount to a
fixation. Photograph: Wartenberg/Picture ...
Classes, service projects offer personal growth
opportunities
GovExec.com
By Emily Long elong@govexec.com October 26, 2009 The
government has not made continuing education or volunteer
service a formal part of its work-life ...
Telecommuting a Flexible Perk for Some IT
Professionals
PR Web (press release)
Vancouver, BC (Vocus/PRWEB ) October 25, 2009 -- One of the
unique aspects of working in the technology sector is the
ability to telecommute. ...
Firms boost workplace benefits to attract, retain,
tech-savvy workers
Chicago Tribune
Pingpong and pool, free lunches on Fridays, fully stocked
refrigerators, on-site yoga, generous vacation time,
telecommuting options and employer-paid ...
Management in the Bravo generation
JoongAng Daily
For Bravos, work life is considered part of life as a
whole. Having more free time and improving their quality of
life are their main goals, ...
Workplace health may be declining -- what to do
CNN
By Sarah Klein People whose work-life balance is off
may be cutting back on important components of a healthy
lifestyle. Amid the highest unemployment rate ...
Collaborative Tools, Web Conferencing Transform Global
Workplace
TMCnet
Some 47 percent of respondents said they have a formal
telecommuting policy in place. But less than a third
telecommute at least once a week, and 22 percent ...
Employee engagement breeds success
The Gazette (Montreal)
"It promotes healthy lifestyle habits through a
three-pronged approach: physical activity, nutrition and
work-life balance. Employees have access to ...
Arizona Company Helping to Combat Swine Flu
PR.com (press release)
A recent study by The Gartner Group outlined the important
role telecommuting could play in helping businesses
stay productive during swine flu season. ...
The Work-Life Tip Sheet: 10 Steps to a Successful
Workplace
Huffington Post (blog)
... from the University of New Mexico, that measures
the stock market's attitude toward Fortune 500 companies'
announcement of work-life programs. ...
Seven companies honored for being flexible workplaces
Salt Lake Tribune
"These organization have shown that implementing
workplace flexibility increases effectiveness and yields
positive business results," said Salt Lake Chamber ...
Heloise: Helpful hints for telecommuters
Houston Chronicle
By HELOISE KING FEATURES SYNDICATE Many people work from
home, and men and women are finding creative ways to
telecommute. Here are some Heloise helpful ...
Thrifty Thursday: End Your Car Lease to Save
About Working Moms
Can you or your spouse telecommute a day or two each
week or carpool to work with a collague? You may find that
some creativity will save you money -- and ...
Healthy minds, happy workers
Vancouver Sun
Discussing options for employers such as telecommuting
or working from home to save jobs for instance, offers staff
an opportunity to help the business deal ...
Nurturing Talent in a Forbidding Economy
BusinessWeek
Sylvia Ann Hewlett, founder of the Center for Work-Life
Policy, took stock of the situation at some of the world's
most powerful corporations, ...
New perspectives on the work/(life) conundrum
CNET News
In an article about growing disenchantment at work (“Hating
What You Do”), this week's Economist cites a survey
conducted by the Center for Work-Life Policy ...
Work-life balance as tool for employee retention
The Punch
They say organisations that target the best of the pack must
see that their employees achieve the almost elusive
work-life balance. ...
Do you know where your employees are working?
NetworkWorld.com
By Denise Dubie , Network World , 10/19/2009 Technology has
enabled telework programs to evolve beyond images of
people dialing up in pajamas to remote ...
Toronto firm secures telework environment without a
VPN
ITWorld Canada
How to provide a secure telework environment without
much overhead? That was the question facing Octagon Capital,
a Toronto brokerage firm that ended up ...
Conference Call Feature: Collaboration Tools Change the Way
Companies Work: Report
TMCnet
Near half of survey respondents – 47 percent – said they
have a formal telecommuting policy in place. But less
than a third telecommute at least once a week ...
the Upside of Traffic
Wired News
Telecommuting is an option for some, but (from
experience) too many places still don't trust their people
telecommuting (especially in jobs where clients
...
Examining today's working women
msnbc.com
But the study also finds that, as a nation, America has not
come to terms with the evolving role of the work-life
balancing woman. ...
Agencies challenge employees to lead a healthier lifestyle
GovExec.com
In response, OPM this summer announced its work-life
campus initiative, a joint effort with the Federal Reserve
Board, General Services Administration and ...
Fathers still struggling to find work-life balance
New Zealand Herald
A report published in the UK today suggests that more men
are giving up the battle for a better work-life
balance. Almost half of fathers there fail to take ...
Home Based Business Work-Life Balance Tips
American Banking News
If you hope to have any work-life balance at all,
it's important to keep work in its place, separate from
family life.
October Declared National Work and Family Month US Senate
and House of ...
PR Web (press release)
Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) and Michael Crapo (R-ID), co-chairs
of the Senate Workplace Flexibility Study Group, were
the lead sponsors in the Senate. Reps. ...
Are we in for a 'new localism'?
St. Louis
Post-Dispatch
Throw in an aging population - but one that's less likely to
retire to the Sun Belt - and advances in technology that
make telecommuting more feasible for ...
3rd ESC Soldiers Get Back to Work, Life
Systems
Deployments can be hard on Soldiers and family members
alike, which makes reintegration time upon returning home
very important. Two months after returning ...
Balance, are you kidding me?
Highlands Ranch Herald
With all of the pressure to perform and produce, many are
finding it difficult to even fathom the idea of a true
work-life balance. ...
Telework Rules
GovExec.com
Without a formal process for employees to apply for the
opportunity to telework on a permanent, full-time
basis, such a move risks becoming arbitrary, ...
Invest in Collaborative Tools, Get More Than Double Return,
Study Says
WebWorkerDaily (blog)
Telecommuting is becoming more popular. Almost half
(47 percent) of respondents report having a formal
telecommuting policy in place. ...
Three ways your network can green your business
SearchNetworking.com -
Australia
UC results in increased ability to telecommute,
reduced need for travel, and ultimately slashed emissions
and use of nonrenewable resources. ...
US employees eating more, exercising less
Times Daily
"I think a lot of it comes down to work-life fit,
which is being able to manage your work life and
personal life," said Kerstin Aumann, a senior research
...
On the job: Telecommuters need outreach to stay
connected
Salt Lake Tribune
While telecommuting is more common than a decade ago
because of advances in technology and more flexible
workplace cultures, the tough job market has made ...
Telework on the Rise: Study
TMCnet
By David Sims Nearly two in five employed US online adults
work from home at least one day a month, according to new
research in the "The Telework and the ...
Report: Two of every five of workers telecommute
CNET News
The CEA survey found that among telecommuters, 98
percent use computer technology, such as PCs and printers;
90 percent use communications equipment, ...
More Than One Third of Employees Are Teleworking, New
CEA Study Finds
SYS-CON Media (press
release)
The Telework and the Technologies Enabling Work
Outside Corporate Walls study also shows that most
teleworkers plan to spend at least $925 over the next
...
Forestry Department will try out workweeks with four 10-hour
days
Charlottesville Daily
Progress
About 60 of the roughly 260 department employees are office
workers, and many of them are likely to use the
telecommuting option, Miller said. ...
Green is the New Pink
Huffington Post (blog)
But now, by 'thinking green,' women can begin to achieve the
work/life balance they desire by earning higher
incomes previously made mostly by men. How? ...
Conference Call Feature: Teleconferencing Complements
Business Travel
TMCnet - USA
A Cisco survey found that 80 percent of respondents said
telecommuting allowed them to have an improved quality
of life while 91 percent said the ability to ...
Where's the Power: Energy Awareness for Web Workers
WebWorkerDaily (blog)
“Studies show that when people make the switch to full-time
telecommuting, they reduce their travel by only 55 to
73 percent, because the errands they used ...
When co-workers go from friend to foe
CNN
Leslie Jacobs of Les Mess Organizing Cards also found her
work life go from peaceful to turbulent in a brief
moment. She was friends with an office manager ...
Members of Congress Recognize October as National Work and
Family Month
PR Web (press release)
WorldatWork and AWLP Lead Month-Long Campaign to Promote
Work-Life Effectiveness. Members of Congress in both
houses have introduced resolutions to ...
5050BIZ Allows Business to Save Green While Going Green
TMCnet
By Jai CS The suits behind the next-generation virtual
office and professional networking Web site 5050Biz.com
have announced that the company finally found ...
Florida State College, worksource present virtual job
fair
Jacksonville Daily
Record
... employers are that they don't have to haul
materials to an off-site location and take time out of the
office. “Setting up a (virtual) booth was
easy. ...
Not Your Father's Virtual Machine
Forbes
For example, a virtual private network connected to
the office might be running alongside a link to the
regular commercial Internet. ...
Geeks on Site Explains Why Telecommuters Need
Specialized Computer Support
PR Web (press release)
Geeks on Site, known in the industry for onsite and remote
computer support and repair, is reaching out to
telecommuters. With the number of employees ...
Productivity Superstar: 4 Ways To Organize Your Office For
Fall
WebWorkerDaily - San
Francisco, CA
So if you work from home full-time or telecommute
part-time, clutter can have a noticeable impact on your
productivity. Another research project from Omtool ...
Creative benefits include concierge, flex time, wellness,
yoga, prayer
South Florida Business
Journal
Several human resources executives also said they are
investigating more telecommuting to cut costs and
help employees cope with stress. ...
Telework Exchange
Experts on telecommuting sometimes called
telework across the country are hard at work to secure
passage of The Telecommuter Tax Fairness Act federal ...
Coaching Positively Impacts Self-Esteem
eReleases (press
release)
The study found that while motivations vary somewhat based
on the type of coaching sought, self-esteem and work/life
balance surface to the top as generally ...
September 2009
National Work & Family Month - The New Emphasis on
Fatherhood
Huffington Post
In short, they need workplace flexibility. Many of
these tasks were traditionally done by women. However, with
more women working, more men under employed ...
OPM chief urges more frequent telework
Federal Times - USA
By STEPHEN LOSEY Federal employees need to be regularly
working from home — at least once a week — if the government
hopes to see benefits from teleworking, ...
Telework pilot cruises along at Ontario Central
Agencies Cluster
ITBusiness.ca
CAC staff teleworking! Five years ago, the very idea
would have been scoffed at. But today not only is a CAC
telework pilot cruising along very nicely ...
Small business: Tips on managing telecommuters
Newsday
Over the years, technology has created an extremely mobile
workforce, fueling the growth of telecommuting, or
teleworking as it's often ...
Build More Roads? Why Not Just Drive Less?
Washington Post
I agree that we have yet to tap deeply into the
possibilities for telecommuting and believe it's part
of the solution. Just a part, though: It will be ...
Get a Life: Telework resistance in agencies at odds
with benefits
FCW.com
In the report to Congress on the status of telework
at federal agencies, Office of Personnel Management Director
John Berry wrote, "We have significant work ...
Telework speeds security-clearance process
FCW.com
By Alice Lipowicz Although more than 100000 federal
employees teleworked in 2008, the greatest barrier to
telework's adoption is resistance from managers, ...
the Case for Teleworking
Washington Post
Berry is an advocate of teleworking and is asking
federal managers and employees to help sell the idea to
skeptical managers and lawmakers. ...
Feds eye workplace models of Google, Facebook
Computerworld
Another key goal for Berry is improving telecommuting
to help foster a greater work-life balance and improve the
government's attractiveness as an employer. ...
The Virtual Office Group Shares Top Ten Tips for a
Successful ...
Need Office Space
(blog)
With many start-up entrepreneurs and corporate entities
considering the benefits of establishing a virtual office
to enable them to attract quality business ...
Women, Men, and Happiness: We're All in Transition
Huffington Post
We find that the percentage of employees experiencing some
or a lot of work-life conflict has increased
significantly--from 34% in 1977 to 44% in 2008, ...
Working Mother magazine ranks local companies
Bizjournals.com
Across all industries on the list, 100 percent offer
flextime, on-site lactation rooms and telecommuting;
and 98 percent offering job-sharing and wellness ...
If You Need to Work Better, Maybe Try Working Less
Wall Street Journal
After five months of predictable time off, internal surveys
showed consultants were more satisfied with their jobs and
work-life balance, and more likely to ...
Work-life balance is key
Medicine Hat News
Results of a recent survey conducted with close to 1000
employees in Alberta show that 91 per cent said having a
good work-life balance rated as a ...
DHS mandates department-wide telework, COOP review
this week
FederalNewsRadio.com
They are also to have as many employees telework at
least one day this week where possible. The memo came from
Elaine Duke, DHS ...
Lawyers no longer chained to an office
Lawyers Weekly
Telecommuting has many benefits. Travel and overhead
costs are reduced. Environmental conservation can be
effected by telecommuting; less energy, gas, ...
Work-life balance trumps pay: Study
Metro Canada - Calgary
Students about to enter the workforce are more interested in
a good work-life balance than they are in money, a
new study says. The Universum Student Survey ...
Work life balance issues affect everyone
San Francisco
Chronicle
And, when either partner puts less energy into making the
work/ life balance puzzle work, then at some point,
things get out of whack, and the other partner ...
Seven Ways You Can Win the Battle to Control Your Own Life
Huffington Post
In the business environment, work-life effectiveness
success is defined by measurable gains across seven clusters
of people practices known as the work-life ...
Recession Drives Women Back to the Work Force
New York Times
“What's happened is 78 percent of the people who lost their
jobs in the recession are men,” said Joan Williams, director
of the Center for WorkLife Law at ...
Obama Appoints 3 More From Law Faculty
Georgetown University
News, Calendars & Events
She also co-directed Workplace Flexibility 2010, a
campaign to support the development of a comprehensive
national policy on workplace flexibility. ...
Telework increasing steadily but slowly, OPM says
GovExec.com
By Alex M. Parker aparker@govexec.com September 17, 2009
Participation in telework rose in 2008, but the
percentage of eligible federal employees who took ...
EPA says Cleveland's air is in the clear, but the forecast
is cloudy
The Plain Dealer -
cleveland.com - Cleveland, OH
People in Cleveland and its suburbs now are more likely to
take the bus, carpool, telecommute and even bicycle
to work or for other activities, she said. ...
Due To Swine Flu, State Raises Level of Employee Leave
Policy
WBAL Radio -
Baltimore, MD
Level II gives State agencies greater
flexibility in permitting employees to telecommute,
to follow more relaxed return to work standards, and to
access the ...
Are You Happy With Your Work/Life Balance?
My Global Career
What's the first thing that comes to mind
when you hear the term work/life balance? Perhaps
it's the time you leave the office? ...
Utah employers are recognized for workplace flexibility
ABC 4
McKinnon-Mulherin, Inc. and Utah Food Services all received
the Alfred P. Sloan Award for business excellence in
workplace flexibility. ...
Work/life fusing ever tighter: Report
International Business
Times Australia
By Hcamag.com.au Demographer Bernard Salt this week launched
a study on Work Habits in the 21st Century, which reveals a
fusion of work life with home life ...
Ohio Executive Shares Personal Story of Ohio's Culture of
...
Reuters
"Top-level executives who have a true work-life
balance will perform better at their jobs and the company
will only achieve greater success," said Ed ...
Flexible work schedules take hit amid downsizing
Indianapolis Star -
Indianapolis, IN
Workers who telecommute full time with no office at
Lilly will still be able to do that, and employees can work
with supervisors on a case-by-case basis to ...
informationweek 500: Insurers Spend On IT To Cut Costs
Elsewhere
InformationWeek
And as a whole, the insurance industry is increasing support
for telecommuting and remote workers. In all, 48% of
insurers surveyed--more than in any other ...
DHS uses week-long COOP, telework exercise to prepare
for pandemic
FederalNewsRadio.com
DHS will test its continuity of operations and telework
plans for one week, starting Sept. 21. Elaine Duke, DHS
undersecretary for management, ...
Tenacity, SnapVRS Help Deaf, Hard of Hearing Employees
TMC Net - Norwalk, CT
This ensures that all major forms of communication are
available for the employee, including employees who
telecommute. This video softphone is now further ...
Few believe work-life balance possible
The Gazette (Montreal)
However, 65 per cent feel that the values at their workplace
are not in tune with their personal values and only one in
four are convinced that work-life ...
Work-life balance top priority for both
Insider Media Group
As issue that has been talked about for ages, but is only
recently becoming more relevant in North America, is
work-life balance. And those in the workforce ...
At Home in the Virtual Office
E-Commerce Times
However, if a recent industry study on the virtual
workspace trend is valid, companies that fail to embrace the
virtual office concept may find it harder to ...
Teleworking: a challenge and an opportunity
FierceTelecom
Being a full-time teleworker, it's good to see that
the FCC is now turning its attention to this topic as part
of the broadband plan it will submit to ...
Telework resouces for Federal Government employees
Examiner.com
Telework has been a popular work life option for
those who work in the private sector for some time. The
Federal Government is increasingly focusing on ...
Cheap Ways to Commute This Fall: Budget-Sensitive Employees
Take a ...
PR Web (press release)
Telecommute, bring paperwork home, hold
teleconferences, or take online classes. It will save you
time you would have spent traveling, and also tons of gas.
...
Broadband access promoted
WatertownDailyTimes.com
The Adirondack Initiative for Wired Work plans to create
2019 telecommuting jobs by 2019. That's a goal Elmer
D. Gates, the driving force behind the ...
Telecommuting lifestyle is a focus at broadband
conference
The Adirondack Daily
Enterprise
Eric already worked for IBM, a telecommuting-friendly
workplace, and made moves within the company while Jackie
prepared to switch fields from education to ...
What Great Bosses Know about Work-Life Balance
Poynter.org
During Labor Day week, it seems only fitting that we spend a
little time on the topic of work-life balance. What
do great bosses know about the struggle? ...
Swine Flu Lessons for CIOs
Internet Evolution
Step Five: Adopt human resource policies supportive of
teleworking or telecommuting. Is this even a
controversy anymore? Despite the fears of lack of ...
Why Aren't You More Like Me? The Generational Gap In The
Workplace
National Post
For example, American Express is providing more job
flexibility, allowing people to work where and how they
want; and like Citigroups's Alternative ...
Could You Telecommute?
Examiner.com
by Telecommute Connecticut Telecommuting
successfully depends on the right mix of many variables
including the right jobs/tasks, people, organizations,
...
Teleworking initiative saves more than $100k
FierceCIO
On August 3, a joint project between the Telework
Exchange, Telework! VA and Virginia government
officials saw workers encouraged to work from home on a
...
How employers are using schedule flexibility during
recession
Examiner.com
AP Photo/Tony Dejak In the 2009 Guide to Bold New Ideas for
Making Work Work, the Family and Work Institute reported on
the context of workplace flexibility ...
DISA will use telework to retain displaced employees
FCW.com
By Doug Beizer Allowing employees to telework, at
least part time, is one way the Defense Information Systems
Agency (DISA) plans to retain employees as it ...
Telework day in Virginia draws thousands
Bizjournals.com
Virginia teleworkers saved $113000 in commuting costs
and avoided driving 140000 miles by participating in
Telework Day on Aug. 3. This year Virginia Gov. ...
7 Signs That You're Not (Yet) Cut Out for Teleworking
WebWorkerDaily - San
Francisco, CA, USA
It's become almost commonplace to consider teleworking
as a career move. From companies wanting to reduce costs to
individuals looking for alternative ...
Develop a Green IT Policy
BusinessWeek
Consider telecommuting. It's been estimated that if
the 40% of Americans whose jobs could be done remotely
actually did work from home, 625 million barrels ...
Bad Economy Hasn't Changed Gen Y's Desire For Work/Life
Balance
BusinessWeek
Apparently students still value work-life balance
above all else when listing top characteristics of an ideal
entry-level employer, placing it well above ...
Study Finds 'Telework' Popular With Employees,
Managers
Kitsap Sun -
Bremerton, WA, USA
A 15-month telework pilot project that took root in
Kitsap County has wrapped up, and a draft report is headed
to the Legislature. ...
Don't let your phone rule your life
Detroit Free Press
"It seems to me that in today's fast-paced world, the 'work-life
balance' has to be a 'work-life blend,' if you are
going to be successful on the job and at ...
Recruiting the Generations
Talent Management Tech
Among the generally accepted Boomer traits Branham cites is
that they have sacrificed family and work-life
balance for career advancement. ...
TANDBERG' PrecisionHD USB Camera Now Available Through its
Channel ...
TMCnet - USA
Recently TANDBERG participated in Virginia's Statewide
Telework Day and Cogeco Cable selected the TANDBERG
OpenStream Digital Services Platform.
4 Tips For Telecommute Job Workers
NewsBlaze
Legitimate telecommute jobs are growing. About 24
million American workers telecommuted at least one day per
week last year and more than 13 million did so ...
Businesses preparing for impact of swine flu
The Coloradoan
That means creating flexible sick time to encourage people
to stay home if they're ill and increasing telecommuting
and staggered shifts to promote "social ...
August 2009
Recession has more people feeling dominated by work: Survey
Canada.com
The first Monday of September is associated with a labour
movement that promoted a triple-eight work-life
balance — eight hours a day for work, ...
The $300 telecommuter challenge
Macworld
by Dan Moren, Macworld.com “No man is an island,” John Donne
famously wrote—but Donne predated the era of
telecommuting by almost four centuries. ...
Broaden access for broadband
Boston Globe
High tech startups that might have shunned the region
because their employees in outlying towns lacked broadband
service for telecommuting might give it a ...
Remote workers aren't going anywhere
CIOL
Her telework savings calculator here estimates that
yearly cost savings for a 25-person company offering a
telework program include roughly $62618 a year in ...
Employers told to brace for swine flu's return
Las Vegas Sun
... the government suggests businesses stagger shifts
and allow workers to telecommute from home, including
those who are exhibiting symptoms, ...
The 5 myths about telecommuting
Examiner.com
But with this perk comes a lot of misunderstandings and
confusion about what it means to telecommute and have
a working arrangement that requires a great ...
Swine flu: a plan, not a prediction
Christian Science
Monitor
They're urging employers to relax sick-leave policies and
allow telecommuting. The federal government seems to
be striking the right balance – steering the ...
Telephony Options for Corporate Telecommuters
WebWorkerDaily
Even though corporate telecommuters can leave the
sterile cloth walls of their cubicles, they can't escape the
long arm of the conference call. ...
Rise of the WiFi Warrior
WA today
Now that more companies are embracing telecommuting,
a point I explored last month in this blog entry, the
digital nomad is a natural extension of that ...
Digital Future Will Free Workers to Create a Better
Work/life Balance
Cellular-News
Allowing staff to work from home more often could save UK
businesses nearly £32 billion as staff accept pay cuts as a
price to improve their work/life ...
Are you ready?
Federal Times
Preparedness is also about making sure employees are
up-to-date on their telework policies and training in
case employees need to be quarantined or offices ...
Virtual Office: The Rise of Accidental Entrepreneurs
TMCnet
With Phone.com's (News - Alert) Virtual Office,
businesses can extend their customer base and not bust their
wallets during this Great Recession. ...
A surprising revelation in your work life balance?
Examiner.com
CNN.com published a Work/life balance calculator.
Enter the number of hours you spend per day on each activity
and then the days per week spent on each ...
Study: Blackberry-using workers put in 15 extra hours per
week
NECN
The firm suggests that companies work to ensure that their
employees aren't spending too much time online, and throwing
their work/life balance out of whack ...
As Way To Save, Companies Mandate Telecommuting
Hartford Courant
Past studies have concluded that telecommuting
actually increases worker productivity, largely due to the
commute time saved. Cisco, whose employees now ...
Achieving a work-life balance: An endless quest?
Examiner.com
What is this elusive thing called a work-life balance
and has anyone actually attained it? Research suggests that
Generation Y-ers are, for the most part, ...
Swine Flu Threatens Your Office
NBC Connecticut
One way companies can prepare themselves is to institute
telecommuting, allowing as many employees as possible to
work from their homes. ...
Bulldoze Your Cubicles for Better Collaboration
Bloomberg
The idea emerged in 2008, when a Workplace of the Future
team was formed to better understand employees' workplace
and work-life needs. ...
Officials tout telecommuting as 'the green thing to
do'
Minneapolis Star
Tribune
This week, transportation officials held a symposium for
dozens of government agencies and businesses in Chanhassen
to explain the benefits of telecommuting ...
With H1N1, flu season starts much earlier
East Valley Tribune
Employers also are being asked to send home people with
flulike symptoms and offer telecommuting to workers
who might be more vulnerable to deadly ...
Telecommuting on the rise, though not necessarily
within IT ...
Computerworld
By Johna Till Johnson Anonymous says: Not sure where all
these telecommuting jobs are. Every place I've talked
to requires having everyone on site so they. ...
BART strike threat boosts telecommuting cause
San Francisco
Chronicle
AP source: Deficit to be $1.58 trillion this year 08.19.09
But telecommuting experts say there's still
resistance among employers to allowing their ...
Preparing for a Renewed Swine Flu Outbreak
BusinessWeek
"Regular telework is the fire drill of pandemic
preparedness," Lister says. "Requiring staff to work at home
on a regular basis allows companies to test ...
UnitedHealthcare Rolls Out Telehealth Project for Rural
Colorado Areas
iHealthBeat
Many earlier telehealth projects encountered obstacles when
insurers refused to provide physician reimbursement for
virtual office visits. ...
One thing that could make your work life balance
better
Examiner.com
AP Photo/RS lyer Work life balance is a fluid
journey. It can be overwhelming and stressful to realize
that you need more work life balance. ...
Thinking Outside the Cubicle: The Evolving 21st-Century
Virtual Office
ZDNet
Terms like "workshifting," "Web commuting" and the "virtual
office" are making regular appearances in the news.
Whatever you call it, the traditional 9-to-5 ...
When kids are sick, try telecommuting
East Valley Tribune,
Arizona
Valley Metro is starting next month a series of four
Webinars, with the goal of teaching local businesses how to
successfully implement telecommuting ...
Momentum for telework and work life balance:
balancing act of 2009
Examiner.com
AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin Work life balance and
telework are gaining momentum as hot topics. Rep. Lynn
Woolsey [D-CA6] introduced HR 3047: Balancing Act of ...
Telecommuting grows as alternative option
Milwaukee Business
Journal
From 2007 to 2009, several companies in Wisconsin and
northern Illinois shifted their alternative work options
from compressed workweeks to telecommuting, ...
Work/life lessons and 16 important things to ponder
Reliable Plant
Magazine
By Rex Gallaher • on August 12, 2009 • No Comments This is
my last blog submission until later this year. It has been
an interesting nine months, ...
Quality vs. quantity in work, life
Washington Times
By | Wednesday, August 12, 2009 As the summer wanes and
Labor Day looms, we would do well to take stock of our
working lives. After all, on average, ...
Human resource expert: Prepare now for post-recession market
Colorado Springs
Gazette
... enhance what Gen Xers and Millennials value:
flexible hours, generous vacation policies, telecommuting,
relaxed dress codes and the latest technology.”
New Book Highlights 260 Ways Employers 'Make Work Work' in a
Down ...
PR Newswire (press
release)
All of the employers are 2008 winners of the Alfred P. Sloan
Awards for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility,
presented each year through a ...
Telecommuting: Who pays for what?
TechRepublic
One thing about finding a job now that I never experienced 8
years ago when I came to my current employer was the
possibility of telecommuting. ...
Are you really the telecommuting type?
Examiner.com
Let's face it everyone that has the desire to telecommute
is not cut out to be a telecommuter. And while having
the opportunity and the flexibility to work ...
Remote Access Technology: The Great Enabler
ADVANCE
It also opens doors for the development of telecommuting
programs. Patty: Remote access has improved the way other
industries operate and deliver services ...
First steps toward work life balance
Examiner.com
The elusive work life balance doesn't just happen. It
takes focus on the little things that add up to either
having it or not. One thing is true for all of ...
Work Life balance is still a myth for many people
Examiner.com
Yes, just like you thought it was, the notion of work
life balance IS a myth according to leadership and
organizational psychologist Dr. Ann Perschel. ...
Lawmakers gain prominence with federal employee issues
GovExec.com
They have held hearings on telework, workplace
diversity, work-life balance and technology; written
legislation aimed at making the federal government a ...
How to get telework right
FCW.com
By Alan Joch After a decade of government mandates,
technological strides, and well-intended work life programs,
telework programs are still inconsistently ...
Navy Personnel Command Tests Teleworking Ability
TMCnet
(NNS) -- Navy Personnel Command allowed some employees to
telework Aug. 3 to test new technology such as Defense
Knowledge Online; remote access to Outlook ...
Search Is on for the Delaware Valley's "Best Employer"
PR Newswire (press
release)
Working from the home through telecommuting is
continuing to be valued by staff and employers as an
alternative, productive work style. ...
Internet access topic of conference
Schenectady Gazette
Despite those obstacles, the goal of the initiative is that
by 2019, the region will have attracted 2019 new corporate
telecommuters or Internet ...
Left behind while others work at home?
Business Management
Daily
If it's done right, she says, a telecommuting policy
can help people work more efficiently and retain talent,
without causing bruised feelings or ...
Elements of a Corporate Telecommuting Program
WebWorkerDaily
Many large corporations, and even Federal government
agencies, are increasingly interested in launching
telecommuting programs as a tool for reducing ...
For work-life balance, Small Necessities Act can make
a big difference
Examiner.com
Boston area members of the sandwich generation, pressed
between the demands of child rearing and elder care, are
feeling the time-crunch stress that ...
This Hospital is Flexible
YourHub.com
A study conducted by the Families and Work Institute in May
2009 found that most companies (81%) are maintaining the
workplace flexibility they offer during ...
Is work-life balance off-balance?
SmartPlanet.com
By Joe McKendrick | Aug 4, 2009 | For the last couple of
decades, work-life balance has become a cherished
workplace value akin to apple pie. ...
Asking to telecommute in a bad economy
Seattle Times
By Michelle Goodman Last week, I mentioned that
telecommuting consultant Pat Katepoo of WorkOptions.com
was offering a free teleclass on convincing your ...
Talking Telecommuting Security: Reassure Your
Employer
WebWorkerDaily
Employers are increasingly concerned about the risks to
their data security posed by telecommuting employees.
As a telecommuter, your ability to discuss and ...
Excuse me boss, can I telecommute?
Examiner.com
Actually it can be a little nerve reckoning to ask for the
permission to telecommute Especially if your company
has been known to turn a deaf ear to any ...
Getting to Work By Staying Home
The Resident
Telecommute CT will work with qualified employers and
employees to set up 'at home' telecommuting offices
to “be prepared” for employee absenteeism due to ...
Tax commissioner hails Telework Day as success
WTOP
WASHINGTON - Virginia Telework Day is being hailed as
a success, at least by one state agency. Virginia Tax
Commissioner Janie E. Bowen says 525 of the ...
TANDBERG Employees Save Two Metric Tons of Carbon Emissions
in ...
TMCnet
By Nathesh TANDBERG has announced that about half of its
Virginia-based employees, by observing Virginia's "Statewide
Telework Day," have managed to save ...
Telework Day in the Valley
WHSV
One Valley agency is on board with Telework Day, by
having a number of its employees stay home Monday. It's just
another day in the office for Graham ...
Forever wild, and possibly wired
Albany Times Union
Citing figures that as many as 30 percent of IBM employees
telecommute, Collins sees opportunities for Fortune
500 companies, startup software companies, ...
Local businesses take telecommuting for a virtual
ride
Kitsap Peninsula
Business Journal
Sound Credit Union currently has four employees
telecommuting, including a part-timer working remotely
the entire time. Le Texier says each case is ...
Telecommuting in Norman means 'No play. We work
today.'
NewsOK.com
By Tami Althoff NORMAN – Beginning in June, we reporters in
the MyNorman bureau began working from our homes. Officing
at home was uncharted territory for ...
Put an End to Work-life Struggles
WebWorkerDaily
There will always be times when we need to work overtime to
get something finished, or because we take on
responsibilities for a colleague who's on leave, ...
Work-life balance
GMTV
More employees getting work-life balance 'all wrong',
according to a new report today, revealing that work is
taking over many people's lives. ...
Employers turn to flexible workplace options to
reduce need for ...
CCH
According to survey results, a large majority of employers
are either maintaining the workplace flexibility
options they offer (81 percent) or increasing ...
Employers turn to flexible workplace options to
reduce need for ...
CCH
According to survey results, a large majority of employers
are either maintaining the workplace flexibility
options they offer (81 percent) or increasing ...
NBC29City Explores Benefits of Telecommuting
NBC 29 News
Entertainment News from AP The city of Charlottesville is
embracing the idea of telecommuting for both
environmental and security reasons. ...
Telecommuting, the ultimate green job?
Mother Nature Network
Telecommuting can make any job "greener", but it may
end up being one of the hottest green job trends. Green
jobs. You hear all about them lately, ...
Stay at home today - it's telework day in Virginia
The Virginian-Pilot
Today is Telework Day - a new initiative to encourage
businesses to expand telecommuting options, which
usually involve working from home. ...
Strategies for Retaining Employees and Minimizing Turnover
HR.BLR.com
Employees feel stress from overwork and have a work/life
imbalance. There is a loss of trust and confidence in senior
leaders. Turnover Facts and Figures ...
Top 10 ways to create a balance between work and home life
Examiner.com
... more flex-time at work, ... -Recession-makes-worklife-flexibility-possible-for-working-moms.
...
Teleworking can be a win-win proposition
Richmond Times
Dispatch - Richmond, VA
By Iris taylor Teleworking can be a win-win
proposition Send your workers home so that your company can
save some money. No, don't fire them. ...
Balance key to beating recession
ScienceAlert
This new legislation opens the door to more constructive
conversations around workplace flexibility that will
help workers balance their life commitments as ...
Workers, managers laud telecommuting
Richmond Times
Dispatch
She just started telecommuting to her McLean office.
Her 45-minute commute is gone, and clients have barely
noticed the change. ...
SAVO Recognized For Exemplary Workplace Practices
PR Web (press release)
The winners of the Alfred P. Sloan Awards for Business
Excellence in Workplace Flexibility offer a unique
picture of organizations that are finding this ...
Remote workers aren't going anywhere - literally
Reuters
A practice that is both loved and despised, telecommuting
continues to take root, as high-speed Internet connections
and sophisticated hand-held PDA devices ...
At Home With Telework
Investor's Business
Daily
Telecommuting saves on gas and other costs of going
to the office. It also helps companies that want smaller
office space. "Fifty percent of the Fortune 500 ...
Workers, managers laud telecommuting
TMCnet - USA
If teleworkers had a highway, Shaffer might find it
clogged at the ... Timothy M. Kaine has declared
Monday as Telework Day and is encouraging state
...
The fate of teleworking rests in your hands
IT World Canada Blogs
The document should ask employees to develop specific
business goals for the employee, propose a schedule for
telecommuting, list required tasks that must ...
July 2009
GAO: Gaps Remain in Pandemic Plans
Health Data Management
- Chicago, IL
"And although many of the agencies' pandemic plans rely on
telework to carry out their functions, five agencies
reported testing their information ...
Clarkson initiative eyes telecommuting
WatertownDailyTimes.com
The college's goal is to get 2019 telecommuters
online, in and around the Blue Line, by 2019. "The
Adirondack north country region has a strong commitment
...
U.Va.'s Sustainability Efforts Dovetail with Governor's
Order
Media Newswire (press
release)
3 to be Statewide Telework Day, in which he asks state
agencies and private-sector businesses to allow as many
people as feasible to telecommute. ...
Employers prepare for flu pandemic
Arizona Republic -
Phoenix, AZ
Non-essential employees may be able to work at home and
telecommute if the pandemic worsens. Essential employees
may need special protection and even ...
In Praise of the Four-Day Workweek
Atlantic Online
There's another way to realize those kind of savings: Asking
workers to telecommute. As I've written before, the
benefits of telecommuting are pretty ...
So you think you want to work from home
Examiner.com
What good is telecommuting if you only have one
computer at home and you're fighting with kids who want to
play games and do homework? ...
Four Federal Government agencies launch a new work life
balance ...
Examiner.com
The Federal Government is continuously recognizing the
importance of work life balance issues for Federal
employees. Mr. John Berry, Director of the Office ...
Telecommuting Touted for Carbon Reduction
Environmental Leader -
Fort Collins, CO
As companies look for ways to cut costs, reduce carbon
footprint and keep employees happy in a down economy, they
increasingly are turning to telecommuting. ...
Flexible Schedules for Hourly Workers Becoming More
Prevalent
PR Web (press release)
- Ferndale, WA
The three biggest industrial sectors allowing nonexempts to
telework were manufacturing, education and business
services. Manufacturing came as a surprise ...
Businesses use work flexibility to stave off job cuts
Capital Solutions
Bancorp - Fort Myers, Florida
... working capital through the maintenance or
increase of work flexibility programs, which allow workers
to have reduced work weeks or to telecommute. ...
Teleworking comes of age
ComputerWeekly.com -
UK
Widespread adoption of telecommuting obliges an
organisation to reconsider its IT model. It should not
increase IT costs - indeed, the use of telecommuting
...
Families and Work Institute Releases Findings on Impact of
...
PR Newswire (press
release) - New York, NY
... and at a time of cost cutting, the overwhelming
majority of employers (94%) are maintaining or increasing
their workplace flexibility programs. ...
Help managers supervise staff who work from home
Business Management
Daily - Falls Church, USA
Know who makes a good telecommuting candidate. Not
everyone is cut out for working remotely. Managers probably
already know which of their current employees ...
Out of Sight, Out of Mind? Security and the Home-Based
Worker
TechNewsWorld -
Sherman Oaks, CA
In order to understand why this topic is so critical, it's
important to understand that the telecommuting trend
is on the rise -- a very steep rise. ...
Federal Government recognizes the importance of work life
balance ...
Examiner.com - USA
To do this, Mr. Berry indicated that the Federal Government
needed to assist federal employees in managing their work
life balance. ...
Telecommuting can help your bottom line
Dayton Daily News
- Dayton, OH
Chuck Wilsker, president of the Telework Coalition
Washington DC-based advocacy group for telecommuters,
said nearly half the current work force nationwide
...
ruralanimals
By ruralanimals
“It has become clear to us that the aging workforce is an
important factor in understanding how workplace
flexibility can be a win-win for businesses and their
employees.” Established in 2005, The Center on Aging and
Work at Boston ...
ruralanimals - http://ruralanimals.dateredheadz.com/
Top telecommuting myths exposed
Examiner.com - USA
When most people consider pursuing the telecommuting
lifestyle, their vision often consists of sitting by the
pool, sipping cocktails and lazily sorting ...
TelCoa Publishes 'Top Ten Reasons to Telework'
TMCnet - USA
By Brendan B. Read, Senior Contributing Editor The
Telework Coalition (TelCoa), a Washington, DC based
telework education and advocacy organization, ...
A case for home-based employment and telecommuting
Vermont Business
Magazine (press release) - Burlington, VT
What is telecommuting? Telecommuting,
home-based employment, and “work at home” are all terms for
an increasingly common employment practice whereby an ...
Federal Bills to Require Telework-Enabling Broadband Conduit
in ...
TMCnet - USA
Requiring state and local governments that seek federal aid
for new roads to include telecommuting in their
transportation plans, she said “'would ...
New mobile technology can blur the boundaries between work
and ...
The Plain Dealer -
cleveland.com - Cleveland, OH
Gayle Porter, a management professor at Rutgers University
in New Jersey, is an expert on hand-held devices in the
workplace. She said this technology has ...
Routine is key for telecommuters
Examiner.com - USA
Like many new telecommuters I had rose colored
glasses on when we made our move and I began to officially
work from home. I thought I could easily get my ...
Cisco Promotes Telecommuting
Ethiopian Review -
Washington, DC
Cisco has revealed it has garnered more than $277 million in
productivity savings by letting employees work from home
using the company's own virtual office ...
Telecommuting personality types
WA today - Perth, WA,
Australia
Telecommuting is very much the shape of future
employment. The office workers will always be with us but
more companies will be relying on people doing it ...
Greening Your IT
MSN Money - USA
Telecommute. Any company that employs knowledge
workers should be offering the option of telecommuting
to its employees. It saves energy (both in terms of ...
Employee Loyalty & Productivity Soars with Workplace
Flexibility ...
PR Web (press release)
- Ferndale,WA,USA
Flex-Time and Place: when and/or where employees do their
job (ie, flex-time, telecommuting, compressed
workweeks). Choices in Managing Time: employees have ...
Will We Ever Get Tired of Talking about Work-Life
Balance?
The Am Law Daily - New
York, NY
"There's no such thing as work-life balance. There
are work-life choices, and you make them, and they
have consequences." Welch, speaking at a conference in
...
Exploring the future of energy
ScienceBlogs - USA
Telecommuting remains a vast untapped resource. IBM
long ago discovered that employees who can work from home
are generally more productive, ...
How Gen Y & Boomers Will Reshape Your Agenda
Insurance News Net
(press release) - Harrisburg, PA, USA
Your oldest and youngest talent cohorts demand many of the
same things in a workplace, and have the numbers to
get their way. Right now, managers of people ...
Companies gain with teleworking
Detroit Free Press -
United States
Gleeson's experience mirrors that of some 2000 Cisco
employees, who participated in a recent survey that found
that telecommuting generates ...
Work-life conflict impacts employee productivity
Dynamic Business -
Sydney, NSW, Australia
“By addressing your employees' work-life balance,
staff turnover can be reduced and companies are urged to
place this high on their agenda. ...
Whatever happened to touted work-life balance?
Financial Post -
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
It seems in the middle of the worst recession in recent
memory, even the idea of asking for work-life
considerations flies out the door when most people are
...
Weary Commuters Offered Tactics for Telecommuting Now
PR-USA.net (press
release) - Varna, Bulgaria
Flexible work advisory firm WorkOptions is sponsoring a free
teleseminar that will help employees across the US get
approval to telecommute. ...
Connecting Home Offices
Webnewswire.com - New
Delhi, India
Creating a virtual office, RingCentral virtual
PBX permits automatic call forwarding to your employees, no
matter their location. ...
Outsourcing to 'virtual assistants' cuts overhead costs
Los Angeles Times - CA
based human resources consultant Watson Wyatt, said she was
seeing more businesses with a "part-time cadre or network of
people" who telecommute and bring ...
Low-Wage Schedules and the Child Care Struggle
New America Foundation
- Washington, DC
And keep your eyes open for proposals from the public policy
initiative at Georgetown University -- Workplace
Flexibility 2010 -- which is dedicated to ...
Law firms boost their image and client base by going social
Long Island Business
News - Ronkonkoma, NY
Virtual Law Partners is perhaps the biggest of law's
newest trend - virtual firms - those that don't need
office space to operate. ...
Don't forget tax implications of telecommuting
Dailyrecord.com -
Parsippany, NJ
In regard to your recent story about a Parsippany man
telecommuting to Arizona, although telecommuting
offers increased productivity and cost-savings for ...
Study Reveals Positive Financial Impact of Telecommuting
Insurance Networking
News - New York, NY
By Joe McKendrick July 8, 2009 Many insurance companies now
have some kind of telecommuting arrangements with
members of their workforces. ...
Riding the Broadband Superhighway to Work
Streetsblog Capitol
Hill - Washington, DC
On network member blog New Geography, Nicole Belson Goluboff
-- a lawyer who specializes in the legal aspects of
telecommuting -- writes about legislative ...
Telecommuting – what does it mean?
Examiner.com - USA
AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli The word “telecommute” can
mean quite a few things and often varies from
person-to-person. Many websites and discussion forums ...
62 hours a year spent stuck in traffic
WTOP - Washington, DC
Maybe if some folks can flex time or telecommute,
that's a possibility." As far as the overall congestion
picture in the country, there was a slight ...
On Eve of White House Pandemic Flu Summit, Sprint Offers
...
Business Wire (press
release) - San Francisco, CA
Assess your particular telecommuting needs for a
pandemic situation and scale your remote user capabilities
appropriately. Employee absenteeism may increase ...
The cheapest commute is no commute
Twin Cities Planet -
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Now the Minnesota Department of Transportation is launching
an ambitious campaign to promote more of what it calls “telework.”
It's a $3.2 million package ...
Rewards Help Soothe Hard Times
Wall Street Journal -
USA
Deam Roys, chief executive of Roys & Associates LLC, now
allows his eight-person staff to telecommute on
Mondays and Fridays. Employees can spend more time ...
Parsippany man telecommutes to Ariz.
Dailyrecord.com -
Parsippany, NJ
Theodore "Ted" Polakowski of Parsippany has been
telecommuting for almost 20 years for several major
companies, most recently as vice president at Citation
...
More Contact Centers Cut Back Amidst Tough Economy, Switch
to Web
TMCnet - USA
Filling out other contact centers and deploying telework
for remaining staff as American Airlines is doing could help
keep flying attractive and affordable, ...
Employed but stressed: Make time to recharge, avoid burnout
Chicago Tribune -
United States
Grasz said more employers are allowing telecommuting
and compressed workweeks so workers can better balance
personal and work lives. ...
Innovative 'Office-in-a-Box' Now Available From
Leading Retailers ...
SYS-CON Media (press
release) - Montvale, NJ
... which gives users access to Regus Business
Lounges across the world; My Office , a fully
furnished 'work-ready' office; Virtual Office,
...
Heed tech, people issues before going mobile
ZDNet Asia - Singapore
By Sol E. Solomon, ZDNet Asia Telecommuting may offer
companies cost savings and improves staff productivity, but
businesses must first consider important ...
More Productive away from the Office?
Planadviser.com -
Stamford, CT
By telecommuting, 83% of employees said their ability
to communicate and collaborate with co-workers was the same
as, if not better than, ...
Want to explore telecommuting? Here are a few tips
Times-Standard -
Eureka, CA
Telecommuting can be a great way for a business to
save money in hard economic times by reducing overhead costs
such as office space, electricity, ...
June 2009
Teleconferencing, Telecommuting Increase Job Satisfaction
TMCnet - USA
A recent survey by Cisco (News - Alert) has uncovered that
respondents who were able to work remotely experienced
significant work-life flexibility, ...
Cisco plans to offer virtual voice service
Computerworld - Oslo,
Norway
Cisco Systems will be making aspects of its IP voice
technology available virtually and sold as a service as part
of a continuing set of improvements to its ...
Cutting the commute can also cut communication
Kansas City Star - MO,
USA
The Orlando Sentinel 2001 (Anita J. Jones/Orlando Sentinel/MCT)
Telecommuting is touted as a way to cut commuting and
office expenses and keep good workers ...
Energy bill should energize change
TelephonyOnline - USA
... telework solutions that keep cars off
freeways and collaboration technologies that let office
workers easily work with colleagues in other sites all can
...
TechInsights' Multicore Virtual Conference Extremely
Successful
PR Newswire (press
release) - New York, NY
"That's pretty good for a morning's 3 hours of work from my
office." Read more comments on "A View from the Top"
Schirrmeister's blog dedicated to ...
Maybe flex time really is worthy of passion
Houston Chronicle -
United States
It's a yearly event that encourages local companies to allow
their workers to try flexible commute options—a compressed
work week, telecommuting or flexible ...
Balancing work, life
Napa Valley Register -
Napa, CA
By Beth Pratt One of the biggest challenges business owners
and working parents have is balancing work and life. It is
important to find strategies to cope ...
Cisco Promotes Telecommuting
PC World - USA
... to a request from CEO John Chambers, estimates
that about 20000 Cisco employees use its Cisco Virtual
Office (CVO) to work remotely from their homes. ...
Potential Employer Benefits
Examiner.com - USA
The following potential employer benefits are often cited as
reasons, motivations, or justifications for implementation
of telecommuting programs. ...
Wittman seeking secure centers
The Free Lance-Star -
Fredericksburg, VA
By KELLY HANNON A bill passed by the House of
Representatives Thursday gives federal workers with security
clearances their own telework centers in the ...
Cisco Study Finds Telecommuting Significantly Increases
Employee ...
Market Wire (press
release) - USA
... revealed that a majority of respondents
experienced a significant increase in work-life
flexibility, productivity and overall satisfaction as a
result ...
Cisco sends employees home to work
NetworkWorld.com -
Southborough, MA
Not only does Cisco's telecommuting technology help
the company save on collaboration technologies, but also the
company's telework program makes employees ...
Work-life approach encourages women to come back
The Australian -
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
She said the approach of Moray & Agnew to its lawyers'
work-life balance had the effect of encouraging lawyers
to remain with the firm. ...
New Technology Boosts Productivity and Flexibility
for American ...
Earthtimes (press
release) - London, UK
The virtual workplace provides greater freedom and
flexibility and despite working longer hours, many
employees are satisfied with their work-life balance,"
...
Business Books: Generation Y makes waves in workplace
guardian.co.uk - UK
They may expect more praise, feedback and flexibility
than their older colleagues, but those needs aren't all bad,
she added. ...
Keating: Congress has a chance to do what makes sense for
business
Long Island Business
News - Ronkonkoma, NY
Home offices, telecommuting, Wi-Fi, cell phones and
more comprehensive mobile devices, such as the iPhone and
the BlackBerry, have changed how and where we ...
Work-Life Balance: Ignore at Your Peril
About - News & Issues
- New York, NY
Today's new article recognizes the most significant
component of our June celebration of Professional Wellness
Month: work-life balance. ...
Keeping up morale at work
Milwaukee Journal
Sentinel - Milwaukee, WI
Hard times are introducing many employers to workplace
flexibility as a non-monetary reward, but more will
notice how it also can help them serve customers ...
CEA Honored for Environmentally Helpful Employee Benefits
Business Wire (press
release) - San Francisco, CA
We also support telecommuting and flexible work
arrangements,” said Gary Shapiro, CEA President and CEO.
“The Washington metropolitan area is where our ...
County goes after state funding for proposed Public Works
Facility
The Caledonia Argus
(subscription) - Caledonia, MN
She explained that telecommuting, or e-working, is
being embraced all over the country. With high-speed
Internet service, persons are able to conduct the ...
Telecommuting: How To Approach Your Boss
SitePoint - Australia
by Alyssa Gregory Yesterday, I posted about telecommuting
and how it may be a reasonable alternative if you are
stretching yourself thin juggling a ...
OPM Encourages Teleworking
Washington Post -
United States
The Office of Personnel Management has strongly urged
federal managers to allow employees to telework from
home today to avoid delays on Metro following ...
Does teleworking really cut emissions?
guardian.co.uk - UK
For example, they tend to focus on scenarios where employees
telework full-time or spend only one day in the
office. Many of the energy savings claimed come ...
Metro crash hits close to home for NOAA
GovExec.com -
Washington, DC
He said NOAA long has encouraged telework, and many
employees were able to work from home on Tuesday. Despite
the availability of telework, some employees ...
Happy staff, happy days
BusinessDay.com.au -
Sydney, Australia
When assessing an employee's level of engagement,
work-life balance is seen as crucial to the degree of
job satisfaction, commitment to the organisation and ...
Seven Deadly Sins of Home Office Security
Computerworld -
Framingham, MA
... million Americans worked from home or remotely at
least one day per month for their employer last year (See
also: 4 Telecommuting Security Mistakes). ...
Telecommuting: Is It The Answer To A Part-Time Freelancer's
Juggle?
SitePoint - Australia
Although the teleworker numbers varied over the past
two decades, it seems to be an arrangement that's currently
on the rise. A 2009 report by WorldatWork, ...
Long-Distance Loathing: Telecommuting Damages Morale
and Productivity
PR-USA.net (press
release) - Varna, Bulgaria
New research shows that 13 out of 14 common workplace
relationship problems occur far more frequently within
“virtual teams” (teams with members scattered ...
GAO: Agencies unprepared for pandemic
Federal Times - USA
Much of the discussion at the hearing focused on telework,
which is seen as an efficient way of allowing employees who
are not sick to work free from ...
Top 10 Tips for Identifying Legitimate Work-at-Home
Opportunities
PR Web (press release)
- Ferndale, WA
Alexandria, VA (PRWEB) June 17, 2009 -- As telecommuting
becomes a viable option for many workers, unfortunately
work-at-home scams increase in numbers. ...
To cut costs, Aetna sends its Dover workers home
The News Journal -
Wilmington, DE
Most work out of their homes, but telecommuters also
report working from cars, cafes and clients' businesses.
Telecommuters tend to be younger male workers ...
Dealing with the swine flu pandemic
OneNewsNow - Tupelo,
MS
"Many of us still need to work, so now is the time to figure
out with your employer how can you telecommute. How
can you still do some work from home? ...
How to create a convincing telecommuting proposal
Examiner.com - USA
This data shows a 74 percent increase in telecommuters
since the year 2005. Even more astonishing is the fact that
an estimated 44 percent of US companies ...
Rep. Melissa Bean Introduces Family Work Flexibility Act
TMCnet - USA
Encouraging telecommuting will help our families, our
businesses and our planet." The Family Work Flexibility Act
provides employers a $500 tax credit per ...
We're in a pandemic, but there's still time to plan.
Computerworld -
Framingham, MA
Don't put too much faith in telecommuting. In my own
opinion, telecommuting is overrated. Not everyone has
broadband, and organizations cannot afford to put ...
H1N1 flu: plan now for fall & winter
U.S. European Command
(press release) - Stuttgart, Germany
Plan for childcare if schools are closed, and check your
organizationns telework policies. Test telework
procedures before needing to use them. ...
Kaine orders new green initiatives
Richmond Times
Dispatch - Richmond, VA
3 to be "Statewide Telework Day" -- encouraging the
heads of state agencies as well as private employers to
allow as many workers as possible to work from ...
Workers want to telecommute because they can
Sun-Sentinel.com -
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Two years ago, she married a Pentagon employee and was able
to sell telecommuting to her boss because her job
involves heavy travel. ...
Experts Extol Benefits Of Telecommuting
City Town Info
Education Channel - Southborough, MA
By CityTownInfo.com Staff Telecommuting is on the
rise as more companies view the practice as a
budget-conscious way to both boost productivity at work and
...
Hard times a work-at-home boon?
Philadelphia Inquirer
- Philadelphia, PA
Some thinking this way confuse home-based employment with
telecommuting. One young man I counseled told of his
uncle who he felt had a home-based business. ...
Telecommuting benefits disciplined
The Gazette (Montreal)
- Quebec, Canada
Despite the positive attention and federal dollars thrust
upon the concept of telecommuting, a Montreal mom and
a researcher from the University of Waterloo ...
Disaster Recovery: Location, Location, Location
bMighty.com -
Manhasset, NY
If that's not possible, encourage telecommuting so
that not all the key people are at work on any given day. As
mentioned previously, you should promote and ...
Survive Layoffs? Deal With The Stress!
MyFox Washington DC -
Washington, DC
More employers today are open to offering telecommuting
and other options that may help to provide a better
work/life balance. 5) Don't get caught up in the ...
USPTO Receives 2009 Tele-Vision Award
ag-IP-news Agency -
Amman, Jordan
WASHINGTON, DC - The Commerce Department's United States
Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) received the 2009
Tele-Vision Award from the Telework Exchange, ...
Tips: 12 Steps to a Greener Life!
Alibaba News Channel -
New York, NEW YORK
Telecommuting is also increasingly an option for
many. A study by the Telework Coalition (www.telcoa.org)
found that if 32 million Americans who could ...
Working Outside the Box
WBOY-TV - Clarksburg,
WV
"There are a lot of long-term projects that I had thought of
back at the office but never had time to work on; once I
started telecommuting, ...
Telecommuting Best Practices
Processor.com -
Lincoln, NE
Thanks to a profusion of Web-based tools and resources, it's
easier than ever to telecommute, but that doesn't
make IT's job a cinch. ...
U, mndot want people to work from home
Minnesota Daily -
Minneapolis, MN
The University of Minnesota, in partnership with the
Minnesota Department of Transportation, launched a campaign
Monday to increase telecommuting in the ...
More People Staying Home To Work In Metro Area
cbs4denver.com -
Denver, CO
Read more in our Privacy Policy Telecommuting is
growing in popularity in Colorado, as workers and their
bosses appreciate both the environmental and ...
Organization leads to work-life balance
Examiner.com - USA
"7 tips for striking a better work life balance" was
featured last month in the Baltimore Sun. These tips are not
only spot on but motivating! ...
Custom T-Shirt Retailer Improves Customer Service and Sales
...
Market Wire (press
release) - USA
An investment in Avaya IP phones also allows the company to
provide employees with telecommuting options,
allowing staff to work at home on an as-needed ...
Survey: 83% of US Businesses Support Telecommuting
Phone Plus - Phoenix,
AZ
Eighty-three percent of US enterprises (1000+ employees)
support telecommuting – that's up from 54 percent in
2000, according to new data from Techaisle. ...
Green and Beyond: The Hard and Soft Benefits of
Telecommuting
IT Business Edge -
Louisville, KY
Employee Talent: In a May 2008 online survey, the
Telework Coalition found ... By offering
telework to key employees with skills that are hard to
replace, ...
Can Women Blend Work and Family Better With Flextime?
ABC News - USA
Now, Barnes runs a hugely successful Fortune 500 company
that's awash in alternative schedules, telecommuting,
and thrilled employees like Mitchell.
More than 40% of HR Pros Would Take Pay Cut to
Telecommute
HR.BLR.com - USA
More than 40 percent of HR professionals would take a pay
cut in order to telecommute, with some of them saying
they'd trade more than 10 percent of their ...
Going Green Now
CFO.com Magazine - New
York, NY
Telecommuting. Microsoft, for one, saved $90 million
in one year by substituting teleconferencing for travel. And
"working from home" is no longer a ...
Investing in balance
Greater Baton Rouge
Business Report - Baton Rouge, LA
But along with Kirkpatrick's ability to make every minute
count, she's been aided by an expanding culture of
workplace flexibility. ...
On Hill, a Flurry of Bills Aimed at Federal Workers
Washington Post -
Washington, DC
The Senate will consider a bill that would expand federal
workers' telework benefits; it was cleared by a
committee before the Memorial Day recess. ...
MnDOT, U Launch Telecommuting Campaign
FOX 9 News -
Minneapolis, MN
The telework program is part of an Urban Partnership
Agreement, ... Telework, often called
telecommuting, enables employees to work from home or a
remote ...
MegaPath Adds 300000th SSL VPN User
Business Wire (press
release) - San Francisco, CA
According to a recent report from Forrester Research, more
than 34 million US adults telecommute at least
occasionally and it is estimated that US ...
7 Smart Design Moves to Optimize Space in the Workplace
at Little ...
PR Newswire (press
release) - New York, NY
Focusing on improved efficiencies, flexibility, and
cost-effective solutions for your facilities fosters a
workplace culture that is agile, collaborative, ...
Aussies want to work from home
International Business
Times Australia - Sydney, NSW, Australia
Council member Bevis England, director of Telework
New Zealand and facilitator of the Telework Australia
Initiative, said there were also challenges in a ...
She works too hard for the money
Salon - USA
"Womenomics" aims its message at professional, educated
women and includes work-life-balance success stories
from women in mid-to-upper ranks of corporate ...
May 2009
Telecommuting has benefits - for the disciplined
Canada.com - Don
Mills, Ontario, Canada
By Amy Minsky, Canwest News Service May 31, 2009 OTTAWA -
Despite the positive attention and federal dollars thrust
upon the concept of telecommuting, ...
Telecommuting doesn't work for mothers with young children:
study
Edmonton Journal -
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
"Telework, frankly, is good for business," said Bews.
"It alleviates stresses on real estate and helps increase
productivity. It's reputed to have positive ...
5 Ways to Audit-Proof Your Tax Return
Alibaba News Channel -
New York, NEW YORK
More people telecommute and work from home offices
than ever before. So while it has become the norm, the IRS
still likes to pick this deduction apart. ...
Working at home is a hit
Regina Leader-Post -
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Sebjanic, who works every Monday from home, says
teleworking provides her an ... Telework
also allows companies to do more with less, which is
important in ...
Creative Ways to Combine Work & Family
U.S. News & World
Report - Washington, DC
Many companies have established programs that prioritize the
importance of work-life balance, including offering
employees the opportunity to work as a ...
Trim Costs By Sending Workers Home (To Work)
Alibaba News Channel -
New York, NEW YORK
One tactic that's hardly new, but deserves another look is
telecommuting (or web commuting). Rather than
thinking outside the box, you may want to think ...
A year of Nine to Thrive: How do you like your work/life
balance now?
Seattle Times - United
States
By the end of 2008, many work/life balance bloggers
and journalists found themselves asking whether the crummy
economy meant curtains for the work/life ...
Telecommuting offers flexibility, but working
remotely takes balance
New Orleans
CityBusiness - New Orleans, LA
Howerton is among the emerging telecommuter work
force of 34 million Americans, according to estimates by
Forrester Research Inc. Working remotely means ...
Virtual Law Firms Stay Afloat in Tough Times
Law.com - San
Francisco, CA
They work in their home offices or other quarters of
their own choosing. They do their own typing and answer
their own phones. Their only firm office is an ...
Government of Canada helps Calgary workers go green
Canada NewsWire (press
release) - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The initiative will develop a plan that supports telework
programs throughout the Greater Calgary area by raising
public awareness of the benefits of ...
Employee viewpoint: telecommuting full time
Examiner.com - USA
In the article last week I talked about part-time
telecommuters, those who work from home a few days a
week or during special circumstances. ...
Virtual Offices Prove Just the Job for UK Small
Businesses
Choregus -
Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, UK
Small companies and entrepreneurs in the UK are turning to
virtual offices as a means of significantly reducing
overheads to survive and prosper during the ...
Up Date on Green Tech Growth 2008
Boomers-Bank -
GreenWood Village, CO
So here's a solution: why not encourage green tech
firms–along with every other employer–to institute
aggressive telework programs? ...
Feds push for more telecommuting
Washington Examiner -
Washington, DC
Federal agencies have to submit their telework
policies next week as the first phase of a crackdown to
prevent middle managers from limiting employees' ...
Senate Panel Moves To Counter Federal Workforce Strains
CQPolitics.com -
Washington, DC
A second bill approved by the panel seeks to encourage more
federal agencies to allow their employees to telecommute.
Sen. Daniel K. Akaka , D-Hawaii, ...
California Agency Embraces Mobility, Cloud Computing
InformationWeek -
Manhasset, NY
Software developers and Web administrators, for example,
work from virtual machines. The average PUC office
worker gets Terminal Services. ...
Why Has Globalization Led to Bigger Cities?
New York Times - New
York, NY
After all, it is at least technically possible to
telecommute over great distances. Yet the share of the
world living in urbanized areas increased from 40.9 ...
Employers must beware of the time wasters
Windsor Star -
Windsor,Ontario,Canada
Those who are permitted to telecommute should be
placed on an entirely performance- based remuneration.
Employer policy manuals should have zero tolerance ...
RFID Lets Telework Center Get Down to Business
RFID Journal -
Melville, NY
Recognizing this to be true, Barbara Sprenger decided to
start up a business of her own: the Satellite Telework
Center. The facility—located in Felton, ...
Bosses and Workers Disagree on Social Network Privacy
Wall Street Journal -
USA
Another difference of opinion expressed in the survey was
how social networks affect work-life balance. Less
than a third of employees (31%) agreed with the ...
Many Workers Would Take Pay Cut to Telecommute
HR.BLR.com - USA
Many small-business owners say telecommuting isn't an
option because job duties demand attendance in the office
(38 percent), telecommuting hampers ...
Healthcare Jobs Firm Focuses on Healthy Work-Life
Balance
PR Web (press release)
- Ferndale, WA
Salt Lake City, Utah (PRWEB) May 18, 2009 -- CHG Healthcare
Services, a leader in providing healthcare jobs, knows a
strong balance between work life and ...
Pandemic Preparedness: Teleworking Best Practices
Wi-Fi Planet - Darien,
CT
“In the case that employees couldn't come into the office,
or wouldn't feel comfortable coming into the office, how can
you integrate telework into your ...
Why are homeworkers are more productive?
SMEweb - London, UK
Today, National Working from Home Day, the Telework
Association launches its first annual survey. This
Homeworking Productivity survey examines the apparent ...
Bikers hit the streets in Williamsburg
WVEC.com
(subscription) - Norfolk, VA
"If everybody would just carpool, ride a bus, bike,
telecommute one day out of every ten, we would have no
congestion in Hampton Roads," says Michele Dewitt ...
Job Loss Home Remedy
PR Web (press release)
- Ferndale, WA
If that is not possible, while searching for a job to
replace the one you lost, give work at home TeleCommuting
a try. More and more companies are ...
Flexible Work Arrangements: A Smart Strategy In Troubled
Times
Forbes - NY, USA
"A little flexibility would be a godsend right now,"
Rita sighs. "The ability to come home and have dinner with
the kids before putting in a late night ...
Paid Sick Days Bill Teed Up; Groups Start Dialogue on
Flexibility
Workforce Management -
Irvine, Ca
On Tuesday, May 13, a group called Workplace Flexibility
2010 released a framework to guide the development of
flexible work policy. ...
How Small-to-Midsized Businesses Can Grow in a Recession
PR.com (press release)
- Levittown, NY
Virtual offices fill the same roles as a traditional
office. But employees (called telecommuters, remote
workers or teleworkers) work part- or full-time at ...
Broadband Availability in Virginia Online
WHSV - Harrisonburg,
VA
Timothy M. Kaine unveiled Thursday the Commonwealth's first
broadband availability map, available online through the
Office of Telework Promotion and ...
Has the recession improved your job in some way?
Seattle Times - United
States
But employers can reward the workers they're asking more of
in other ways: telecommuting privileges, flexible
hours, heaping amounts of praise, ...
Generational freakout nothing new
Business Lexington -
Lexington, KY, USA
But the management of time as well as workplace
cultures have undergone profound changes since the children
of Boomers became parents themselves. ...
Leading multiple generations
Business Lexington -
Lexington, KY
The obvious conclusion is that as today's younger generation
moves up the corporate ladder, they too may begin to work
more hours, reducing their work/life ...
The challenges of supporting a client with telecommuters
TechRepublic -
Louisville, KY
The first thing to understand is that there are two types of
remote workers: telecommuters and teleworkers.
Telecommuters work at a remote site, ...
Legal eagles find ways of riding out the recession
Career FAQs - Sydney,
Australia
Mallesons Stephen Jaques, a multiple award-winning law firm,
understands the importance of workplace flexibility
well. In 2004, it launched its Making work ...
Telework Advocate: Swine Flu a Wake-Up Call for
States and Locals
Government Technology
- Folsom, CA, USA
And if a survey released Wednesday rings true, government
adoption of teleworking as a COOP option has much
room to grow. Only about one-third of more than ...
Companies need a crisis plan to cover pandemics
Sun-Sentinel.com -
Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
Consider telecommuting, flexible work hours and
staggered shifts. Ruffin said telecommuting, video
conferencing and Internet communication through Skype can
...
OPM Director John Berry chats with Mike Causey
FederalNewsRadio.com -
USA
There has been a push for increasing the amount of federal
employees who telework or work from a remote location
for years. Not every agency or office has ...
Report Urges US Government To Boost Workplace Flexibility
Washington Post -
United States
The call to "create a flexible fed" comes from Workplace
Flexibility 2010, an initiative of Georgetown University
Law Center. The group describes its report ...
Telework in the age of swine flu
FederalNewsRadio.com -
USA
By Max Cacas A DC-based group that advocates for an
expansion of teleworking in the federal government
has polled federal employees on how their agencies ...
Met among four police forces slammed for failing to improve
...
PersonnelToday.com -
UK
The Metropolitan Police Force has been 'named and shamed',
together with three other forces, for failing to improve
officers' work-life balance. ...
H1N1 Swine Flu COOP Exam Returns Bill of Health for Uncle
Sam
NewsBlaze - Folsom,
CA, USA
The diagnosis is there is room for improvement in Federal
agency continuity plans and telework is a key remedy.
The study shows that agencies need to plan ...
Top tips for effective, hassle-free telecommuting
ITBusiness.ca -
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
If you get telecommuting right, you'll have a crew of
independent knowledge workers who get their jobs done
efficiently; if not, you'll create dissension, ...
Officials recognize telework demands more than lip
service to thrive
GovExec.com -
Washington, DC
By Alyssa Rosenberg arosenberg@govexec.com May 12, 2009 As
the Office of Personnel Management moves forward with a
governmentwide telework policy, ...
Satellite Telework Center opens in downtown Felton
Santa Cruz Sentinel -
Santa Cruz, CA, USA
Telecommuting is on the rise despite the down
economy. The number of Americans working remotely one day a
week has grown from 12.4 million in 2006 to 17.2 ...
Ore. workers help trim costs by working from home
Hillsboro Argus -
OregonLive.com - Hillsboro, OR, USA
The concept of telecommuting-employees working from
home or another remote location instead of the office-has
been around for decades. ...
Frugal Portland Supports Bikes with Bagels
The Daily Score - San
Mateo, CA, USA
The second item highlights the 11 percent of Oregonians that
telecommute to work every day or part of the work
week. While the article acknowledges that ...
'Working Mother' turns 30: Mag recognized growing earning
power of ...
Pittsburgh Post
Gazette - Pittsburgh, PA
Generation X, for example, wanted to move in and out of the
workplace. Flexibility didn't just mean going
in early and leaving early. ...
Virtual offices prove just the job
Financial Times -
London, England, UK
By Alan Rappeport in New York The collapse in commercial
property prices is encouraging entrepreneurs to set up "virtual"
offices at prestigious addresses, ...
Virtual offices fill a space
Property Week News -
London, England, UK
The collapse in US commercial property prices is encouraging
entrepreneurs to set up 'virtual' offices at
prestigious addresses, renting space by the month, ...
Working moms' wish list: More flexibility would help
make it all work
Appleton Post Crescent
- WI, USA
But mothers say the culture at a workplace makes a
difference, too, and Welhouse said the unspoken feeling of
support has been just as important over the ...
Law group goes virtual to offer big alternatives
San Jose Business
Journal (subscription) - CA, USA
But because of the big-firm cost structure, about $600 of
that total hourly bill goes to firm expenses, Powlen said,
such as leases on office space around ...
It's important to have good work-life balance
Tampa Tribune - Tampa,
FL
It's an ongoing struggle in the workplace: Striking a
healthy work-life balance. Whether you're prone to
perfectionism or feeling pressured by a thinner ...
Women tout work flexibility
Chattanooga Times Free
Press - Chattanooga, TN
For moms with families, achieving that work-life balance is
important, so it is even better when the workplace
makes it easy. More than 60 percent of women ...
Conferencing Emerging as Lead UC App?
TMCnet - USA
In part that is because UC is emerging as a driver for
telecommuting. The top reason for implementing
telecommuting for more than 40 percent of the ...
Telecommuting through the potential pandemic
Examiner.com - USA
A few schools have already closed or flirted with closing,
and if more should follow suit some working parents will be
left with telecommuting as their best ...
New Research Reveals Latest Trends in Distributed Work
Strategies
PR Web (press release)
- Ferndale, WA
The top reasons for considering or implementing an off-site
workplace strategy included flexibility,
work/life balance and cost savings, while the greatest
...
Corporate Voices for Working Families Study Links
Workplace ...
PR Newswire (press
release) - New York, NY
WASHINGTON , May 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Workplace
flexibility initiatives for hourly employees are as
successful as those designed for professional ...
Are you ready for the swine flu?
FierceCIO -
Washington, DC
But in the longterm, telecommuting may be your only
answer if there is a real emergency. "As we communicate with
our staff, we need to not lose sight that ...
Canadian firms lead in telework, lag in mobility
ITBusiness.ca -
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
The number of Canadian organizations offering telework
has grown from 25 per cent in 2007 to 40 per cent in 2008,
according to the 2008-2009 worldatwork ...
Valley Tech Talk: Telecommuting and Disease
Prevention
KGBT-TV Presents
VALLEYCENTRAL.COM - Harlingen, TX
For those more difficult to fill positions, it is advisable
to set up a telecommuting option. Offering your top
employees the ability to work from home when ...
Backing Up Virtual Machines
Ulitzer.com -
Woodcliff Lake, NJ
Offsite Storage - Most companies already have a co-location
facility in place or, at the very least, a satellite
office that can be used to receive data ...
IT managers prepared for the pandemic
NetworkWorld.com -
Southborough, MA
He shipped out cellular data cards to help gain more control
over the long-haul environment, but “successful telework
programs sometimes come down to what ...
Economy pushes boomers out of golden years into workforce
Denver Post - Denver,
CO
... of the workplace. Older workers may also
shift the pace and feel of the typical workweek, demanding
flexibility to work part-time hours and from home.
...
Low Costs, High Returns
Human Resource
Executive Online - Horsham, PA
Flexibility can take the form of telework, compressed
work schedules (such as the option of four 10-hour days) or
any other willingness to accommodate a ...
Work/life issues are a family affair
New York Daily News -
New York, NY
The findings also show that men are spending more time with
their young children, and 59% report work/life
conflict. Of course, the findings can also be ...
April 2009
Swine Flu: Agencies Scramble to Update Telecommuting
Policies
Government Technology
- Folsom, CA
David Fleming, the telework program consultant for
California's Department of General Services, said Thursday
that discussions are under way at the ...
Telework Exchange: We Can Help during Swine Flu Scare
TMCnet - USA
By Calvin Azuri Trying to cash in on a health scare that's
been making headlines all week, Telework Exchange has
called for a nationwide adoption of its ...
OPM Chief Thinks Telecommuting Has a Nice Ring to It
Washington Post -
United States
Although increased telecommuting has been a federal
workplace goal for many years, statistics show a difference
between theory and practice. ...
Exploring Alternative Compensation
WCAX - Burlington, VT
... can't raise employees' pay may be able to help
cut their employees' expenses through programs such as
carpool incentives, telecommuting and flex time.
...
The Telework Coalition: Spearheading Contingency Planning
and ...
PR Web (press release)
- Ferndale, WA
... the only nonprofit organization in the United
States dedicated to supporting and advancing all forms of
telework and telecommuting, has been receiving ...
Revving up telework, Obama style
NetworkWorld.com -
Southborough, MA
"I'm here to put some giddy-up into telework," said
Berry, who was nominated by President Barack Obama on March
4 to serve as the administration's chief ...
Protecting workers, and your business, from the flu
The Post-Standard -
Syracuse.com - Syracuse, NY
Have a SWAT team of people ready to telecommute the
minute flu is diagnosed in the office. The theory being that
this group will keep the company running ...
More companies using ‘alternative' workplaces: Survey
Bizjournals.com -
Charlotte, NC
More companies are using “alternative workplace
strategies,” (AWS) allowing employees to work from places
other than the main office, to cut costs, ...
Swine flu threat raises telework questions
NetworkWorld.com -
Southborough, MA
Companies that have solid telework plans in place are
in good shape, says Chuck Wilsker, president and CEO of The
Telework Coalition in Washington, ...
Swine Flu: Is Government Ready to Telework?
Government Technology
- Folsom, CA
In a worst-case scenario, government agencies in the US
could be forced to enact emergency business continuity plans
that include telework for government ...
Flu Crisis Underscores Need For Updated Telework Policies
Washington Post -
United States
Or as Cindy Auten, general manager of Telework Exchange, a
public-private partnership that promotes telecommuting,
asks: "If Uncle Sam calls in sick, ...
Bunny slippers, but no water cooler; working from home has
benefits
Arkansas Traveler
(subscription) - Fayetteville, AR
Advantages are that I don't have to drive, don't have to buy
clothes for the office or deal with office
situations." There are also disadvantages to virtual
...
Trailblazer keeps family business trucking
Janesville Gazette -
Janesville, WI
All business owners—men and women—need to give their
employees flexibility in the workplace, she
said. To keep quality people, you need to let them work
...
Companies should pay more attention to work-life
balance in downturn
Channel News Asia -
Singapore
But the labour movement said companies should pay more
attention to policies that promote work-life balance
rather than scale back on them. ...
Employees Forgoing Telecommuting And Flextime
City Town Info
Education Channel - Southborough, MA
By citytowninfo.com Staff Employees fearful of losing their
jobs are cutting back or avoiding flexible schedules and
telecommuting. The Los Angeles Times ...
Stimulus funds could connect more rural areas to broadband
The Tennessean -
Nashville, TN
Homes where children can't research homework assignments and
parents can't telecommute to work. Communities that
can't lure new business to town because ...
SonicWALL Releases Green IT Calculator in Celebration of
Earth Day
PR Newswire (press
release) - New York, NY
Environmental savings that companies can save per week,
month and year via telecommuting. The calculator
looks at the company's overall footprint on cost ...
Flexible staffing offers agility during recovery
Denver Post - Denver,
CO
Today, more than 2.6 million workers fill daily staffing
needs for firms nationwide to solve two needs:
flexibility and access to talent. ...
Choosing alternatives to layoffs
Los Angeles Times - CA
The state has rules with very little flexibility for
certain classes of employees, such as those who get a salary
and are exempt from overtime pay, ...
Cisco Expands Security Services Into the Cloud to Help
Businesses ...
Earthtimes (press
release) - London, UK
Support for the Cisco Virtual Office solution has
also been added to the Cisco ASR 1000, allowing this
wide-area network aggregation platform to also act as ...
National Council on Disability makes recommendation to
create more ...
Examiner.com - USA
... Defense Computer/Electronic Accommodation Program
(CAP) the authority to include accommodations such as job
structuring, telecommuting, and job-sharing. ...
More Area Workers Skipping the Daily Commute
WJLA - Washington, DC
That number is down from roughly a quarter of all trips
fifteen years ago. The new survey finds that commuters are
doing more telecommuting and avoiding the
Survey: Pay cuts better than no job
Bizjournals.com -
Charlotte, NC
When asked about the type of workplace flexibility
they would like to use in the coming year, eight in 10
wanted the occasional opportunity to adjust their ...
Telecommuting surge taking hold in Utah
Salt Lake Tribune -
United States
Though telecommuting has been around for years, it
would seem its time has finally arrived. And for
practitioners such as Vikki Johnson and Deb Parry, ...
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