• Tecommuting News Summary 102609
‘Telework‘ bill gets unanimous voteEvansville Courier & Press – – Oct 24, 2009
The County Commissioners unanimously passed the “telework” ordinance as a result of Assessor Jonathan Weaver’s decision earlier this year to pay his chief …
Managing the H1N1 fluRichmond Times Dispatch – Oct 24, 2009
Expand telecommuting. Determine who can work from home or other locations. This will keep people off of public transportation and out of the office. …
DHS – Testimony of Secretary Napolitano Before the United States Senate …ISRIA – Oct 24, 2009
… full compliance with OSHA’s respiratory protection standard, and human resources flexibilities – including leave and telework options – for employees as …
All in a sick day’s workBaltimore Business Journal – – Oct 24, 2009
… told the BBJ he is urging businesses to relax their sick leave policies and allow telecommuting as ways to encourage sick workers to stay at home. …
Businesses urged to be prepared for influenzaWest Central Tribune – – Oct 23, 2009
Social distancing — allowing workers to telecommute, for instance, or holding conference calls instead of meetings — can also help reduce the likelihood of …
T. Boone Pickens on Iraq: ‘We leave there with the Chinese getting the oil’World Tribune – Oct 23, 2009
You can cut the consumption of oil and energy by roughly 1/2 if all companies instituted a 50 percent telecommuting policy on all “office” workers. …
Growing seasonWashington Post – – Oct 23, 2009
Just a year ago, she was making $110000 a year at Cisco Systems in Herndon, often telecommuting from the two-bedroom condo she owns in Georgetown. …
South Mountain Freeway plan still center of wranglingArizona Republic – – Oct 23, 2009
… thinks the advent of light rail is making commuters everywhere in the Valley think of new ways to get to work including carpooling and telecommuting. …
Corporate Culture, Not Technology, Drives Online CollaborationWebWorkerDaily (blog) – Oct 23, 2009
While “face time” is an old school management crutch, today’s workforce runs at a different pace with alternative work schedules, telecommuting, …
The Rise of the ‘Homepreneur’BusinessWeek – – Oct 23, 2009
You can trace the rise of home-based businesses to the early days of telecommuting in the 1980s and the mass adoption of the Internet in the 1990s. …
More Layoffs Coming at Forbes?Gawker – Oct 23, 2009
… a vicious rhyme like I never did before/ She said ‘Damn fly guy I’m in love with you’/ And the Casanova legend must have been true/ I said: TELECOMMUTE. …
Collaborative Tools, Web Conferencing Transform Global WorkplaceTMCnet – – Oct 23, 2009
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 …
LETTER: A Vote for DeedsBurke Connection – Oct 23, 2009
And I envision a commonwealth with improved rail and bus connections and incentives for telecommuting that have helped ease the transportation crisis. …
International Day of Cllimate Action Resonates in Milwaukee89.7 WUWM – Milwaukee Public Radio – – Oct 23, 2009
So I telecommute, I try not to burn a lot of gas. On Saturdays I walk eight miles to go grocery shopping,” Alexander says.
Come as you areThe Australian – Oct 23, 2009
In the age of telecommuting and early retirement, what beachfront property is not owned by the US Navy (which controls most of the coastline here) is being …
Research and Markets: Top 50 Corporate Polices Bundle: the 50 Most Essential …Reuters – Oct 23, 2009
… Performance Review Policy * Performance Standards Policy * Telework Policy * Privacy Policy * Professional Development Policy * Progressive Discipline …
Explosion causes major problems for ECI commutersMuncie Star Press – – Oct 23, 2009
Brad Pedigo, who lives in Muncie and works in Indianapolis, has reduced his commuting time by telecommuting. He also avoids I-69, taking Ind. 3 to …
Arizona Company Helping to Combat Swine FluPR.com (press release) – Oct 23, 2009
A recent study by The Gartner Group outlined the important role telecommuting could play in helping businesses stay productive during swine flu season. …
Population challenge looms for AustraliaAustralia Network News – Oct 22, 2009
Telecommuting, where workers use technology solutions rather than travelling to meetings and workplaces, must grow in popularity from its current low uptake …
Media: It’s a Woman’s Nation While Dad’s on His KneesRH Reality Check (blog) – – Oct 22, 2009
… and at home — though its policy prescriptions on telecommuting and family leave policies focus far too heavily on improving circumstances for affluent, …
Unemployed? Here are this week’s Top 8 job offers.Christian Science Monitor – – Oct 22, 2009
Location: Telecommute, but must be in United States. Details: Opportunity for a specialty cheese lover with a fine-tuned talent to professionally taste and …
Castlegar Airport no moreThe Castlegar Source – Oct 22, 2009
In a city press release, Chernoff also pointed out “that for the independent entrepreneur or telecommuter in particular, air connection to Vancouver and …
Capitol College accepted to Maryland Green RegistryWestern Howard County View – Oct 22, 2009
Eligible Capitol employees are allowed to participate in a telecommuting work option to reduce daily commuter trips and fuel consumption, …
A mom without the Web? This just doesn’t computeDallas Morning News – – Oct 22, 2009
I’m a telecommuting mom who banks, shops, communicates, learns and connects online. My dependency on the World Wide Web is only a problem if it gets in the …
It’s a Woman’s Nation, Except When It’s NotSanta Monica Mirror – – Oct 22, 2009
They can work at home, tele-commute, and do more. And they resent, as anybody would, being categorized with simplistic handles like “soccer Mom. …
Editorial: Be It Ever So Humble…Loudoun Independent – Oct 22, 2009
In an age of telecommuting, it would make more sense to expand the availability of home-based businesses into the more restrictive home owners …
Research and Markets: Telework and the Technologies Enabling Work Outside …Reuters – Oct 22, 2009
But today, thanks in large part to the enabling effects of technology, telework is a practical and feasible option for millions of US adult workers. …
The Work-Life Tip Sheet: 10 Steps to a Successful WorkplaceHuffington Post (blog) – Oct 22, 2009
But at least employers can offer their employees the tools–telecommuting options, shift exchanges, compressed work weeks–to better manage their life …
‘Protect the Core Issues’Fairfax Connection – – Oct 22, 2009
Strong on business, Hugo supports telework and capping the commercial-property tax rate to create jobs. He also favors promoting economic development and …
‘I’m Going to Make a Difference’Fairfax Connection – – Oct 22, 2009
To help ease traffic congestion, she said, incentives should be given to businesses offering telecommuting, varied hours and online meetings. …
Mcdonnell, Deeds square off in rematchLoudoun Times – – Oct 22, 2009
Deeds’ transportation plan complements his jobs plan in the need to promote telecommuting. He would like to see broadband all across the commonwealth. …
Genetic Alliance Selected as One of Washingtonian’s Great Places to WorkAScribe (press release) – Oct 22, 2009
All Genetic Alliance team members enjoy performance-based bonuses, pretax savings programs, tuition reimbursement, flexible telecommuting policies, …
HD Conferencing and Collaboration 2.0: ‘Virtual Meeting’ Comes into its OwnTMCnet – – Oct 22, 2009
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 …
Charlotte businesses taking steps to prevent spread of swine flu, keep doors …Charlotte Business Journal – – Oct 22, 2009
They also recommend sending home sick employees and encouraging telecommuting. Workers caring for sick family members also should be allowed to work from …
Tanberg heralds GITEX 2009 asuccessZawya – Oct 22, 2009
With video, you can interview job candidates remotely, enhance telework programs, get real-time feedback from suppliers straight to the manufacturing floor, …
Thrifty Thursday: End Your Car Lease to SaveAbout Working Moms – Oct 22, 2009
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 …
Heloise: Helpful hints for telecommutersHouston Chronicle – – Oct 21, 2009
Many people work from home, and men and women are finding creative ways to telecommute. Here are some Heloise helpful …
Preparing for the H1N1Examiner.com – Oct 21, 2009
Develop other flexible policies to allow workers to telework (if feasible) and create other leave policies to allow workers to stay home to care for sick …
The mobile workforceITWorld Canada – – Oct 21, 2009
This isn’t teleworking or telecommuting, he pointed out. Distributed work is the umbrella phrase for different types of work happening simultaneously across …
Finally FridayHill Country Times – – Oct 21, 2009
Lately I’ve noticed a trend toward not working in the office at all on Friday, but staying at home to telecommute and stretch that two-day weekend a bit. …
SUPERCOMM keynote: Verizon touts the smart network worldFierceTelecom – – Oct 21, 2009
On the horizon is the vision of a smart home to become a platform to manage everything from security, energy use, telework and distance learning. …
Who’s Hiring Telecommuters: AAA Mid-Atlantic, BCD Travel and SOS CorporationMainStreet – – Oct 21, 2009
Here are three companies with telecommuting opportunities available right now. What they do: Division of AAA auto club that handles several eastern states …
H1N1 swine flu: avoiding illness at workKIVI-TV – – Oct 21, 2009
Offer the option of telecommuting, working at home or working staggered shifts if possible. This is especially important for workers who are at a greater …
How Apple Became Red Hot in the EnterpriseE-Commerce Times – – Oct 21, 2009
Apple’s loyal fan base led the charge, persuading their companies’ IT managers to allow them to use their home-based Macs for telecommuting and their …
2009 Adobe Government Assembly to FeatureKeynote Speaker Cokie Roberts,ABC …Reuters – Oct 21, 2009
The Adobe Government Assembly sponsors include Adobe, Carahsoft, CDW-G, Dell, Emergent, FigLeaf, Oracle, Plateau, SAP, and Telework Exchange. …
India Makes the Most of Its UC&C InvestmentsCXOToday.com – – Oct 21, 2009
Almost 60 percent of Indian companies have a formal telecommuting policy in place. Additionally, IT departments are also deploying UC&C technology to enable …
Media & Communications Briefing – October 2009Linex Legal (registration) – Oct 21, 2009
… education, access for the disabled, telecommuting. Right now, a team of highly qualified staff with different backgrounds in business, engineering, law, …
Congress prepares for swine flu pandemicDailyrecord.com – Oct 21, 2009
In one exercise, staffers in Gainer’s office and staffers with the secretary of the Senate’s office practice telecommuting to catch any technical problems …
H1N1 risks cause Feds to crack down on employersABC15.com (KNXV-TV) – – Oct 20, 2009
Consider whether sick leave and paid time off policies can be modified to allow for flexible worksites (eg, telecommuting) and flexible work hours, …
Hints From HeloiseWashington Post – Oct 20, 2009
DVM 360 – – Oct 20, 2009
Also, whenever possible, telecommute. Talk to your owner about what work—payroll, scheduling, and so on—that you could do from home? …
Women hold few top business jobs, but recession could clear their wayMLive.com – – Oct 20, 2009
As companies struggle in the downturn, telecommuting and flexible work schedules that many working woman rely on are often eliminated, said one expert on …
USCA Pushes for Broadband Access and AdoptionReuters – Oct 20, 2009
Broadband creates opportunities for telemedicine, telework, and distance learning. These applications connect rural Americans to important resources, …
Healthy minds, happy workersVancouver Sun – Oct 20, 2009
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 …
End of the world as Hollywood knows itCNET News – – Oct 20, 2009
I’d image the transfer back and forth of that alone would bring someone telecommuting on even a 20/5 to a screeching halt, and remote desktop cannot …
Deeds vows to be chief job recruiter if electedMartinsville Bulletin – – Oct 20, 2009
Although he would not include broadband costs in a transportation budget, Deeds said having the technology in all communities would allow telecommuting and …
Chrysler gets nod from mothers magDetroit Free Press – – Oct 20, 2009
In tough economic times, retaining programs such as flexible scheduling, telecommuting and job-sharing help keep employees motivated and build loyalty. …
Lieutenant governor hopefuls’ debate becomes heatedRichmond Times Dispatch – – Oct 19, 2009
To help transportation, she would emphasize telecommuting, smart growth and mass transit, she said. Bolling said Wagner has supported every tax increase …
Developing the Oklahoma Innovation, Efficiency and Accountability Act of 2010Edmond Sun – – Oct 19, 2009
EDMOND — In today’s quickly changing world, private businesses are taking advantage of innovative programs such as allowing for employee telecommuting. …
Special Report: Balancing ActGovExec.com – – Oct 19, 2009
Our reporting is by no means comprehensive, but it provides a broad look at the kinds of resources available to employees and long-term trends in telework, …
New hardened switches promise enterprise featuresITWorld Canada – – Oct 19, 2009
Toronto firm secures telework environment without a VPNBy: Carolyn Duffy Marsan (19 Oct 2009)How to provide a secure telework environment without much …
Is Congestion Pricing Bad for the Environment?Cars.com (blog) – – Oct 19, 2009
The idea of charging drivers based on how and where they drive has popped up again in New York City largely because of a man named Jay H. Walder, …
Toronto firm secures telework environment without a VPNITWorld Canada – – Oct 19, 2009
How to provide a secure telework environment without much overhead? That was the question facing Octagon Capital, a Toronto brokerage firm that ended up …
Easy ways for SMBs to improve their disaster recovery and pandemic plansSearch Storage – – Oct 19, 2009
“Start considering working at home or telecommuting,” said Toigo. “There are no shortages of products out there, software and Web based, that will let you …
MySpace dumps server hard disks for flash drivesITWorld Canada – – Oct 19, 2009
Toronto firm secures telework environment without a VPNBy: Carolyn Duffy Marsan (19 Oct 2009)How to provide a secure telework environment without much …
Plastic Logic unveils Que capacitive touchscreen e-book reader; aims at …ZDNet – – Oct 19, 2009
… for mobile professionals, namely document management,” writes Gizmodo’s Wilson Rothman — which should help traveling and telecommuting types even more. …
“A Woman’s Nation” Demands Workplace FlexibilityHuffington Post (blog) – Oct 19, 2009
… and includes options ranging from compressed workweeks and telecommuting to phased retirement and short and extended time off – can help employees meet …
Do You Know Where Your Employees Are Working?CIO – – Oct 19, 2009
Mon, October 19, 2009 — Network World — It’s time for ad hoc telework programs to be brought up to snuff. Technology has enabled telework …
5 signs that scream your telework program is a bustITWorld Canada – – Oct 19, 2009
Many companies make it possible for employees to work remotely, but without a structured telework program in place, they could be putting corporate data at …
Request: Scrap Sideline InterviewsNew York Baseball Digest – – Oct 19, 2009
I have been lucky enough to put myself in a position where I telecommute, manage people, and have enough autonomy where I can live out my passion for …
Japan regains wireless mojoITWorld Canada – – Oct 19, 2009
Toronto firm secures telework environment without a VPNBy: Carolyn Duffy Marsan (19 Oct 2009)How to provide a secure telework environment without much …
Oracle should sell database – MySQL co-founderITWorld Canada – Oct 19, 2009
Toronto firm secures telework environment without a VPNBy: Carolyn Duffy Marsan (19 Oct 2009)How to provide a secure telework environment without much …
VoIP ‘benefits business’8el – Oct 19, 2009
In addition to VoIP, the Frost and Sullivan report showed that telecommuting was increasing, making it more flexible for workers who do not want to be in …
Major AV vendors face hundreds of new rivalsITWorld Canada – – Oct 19, 2009
Toronto firm secures telework environment without a VPNBy: Carolyn Duffy Marsan (19 Oct 2009)How to provide a secure telework environment without much …
the Upside of TrafficWired News – – Oct 19, 2009
Telecommuting is an option for some, but (from experience) too many places still don’t trust their people telecommuting (especially in jobs where clients …
Five signs your telework program is a bustNetworkWorld.com – – Oct 19, 2009
Many companies make it possible for employees to work remotely, but without a structured telework program in …
Secure telework without a VPNNetworkWorld.com – – Oct 19, 2009
How to provide a secure telework environment without much overhead? That was the question facing …
Do you know where your employees are working?NetworkWorld.com – – Oct 19, 2009
Technology has enabled telework programs to evolve beyond images of people dialing up in pajamas to remote …
8 ways to prepare your business for swine fluNewsday – – Oct 19, 2009
You need to know who is cross-trained in various operations, what employment agencies to call for temporary help, and which employees can telecommute, …
AcceleNet® Software-based WAN Optimizer Breaks More New GroundEON: Enhanced Online News (press release) – Oct 19, 2009
… corporate enterprises and managed services providers with a cost-effective application accelerator for mobile, telecommuting, and branch office workers. …
GoToMyPC Gets Ready to Go to Your MacMacNewsWorld – – Oct 19, 2009
With the growth of both telecommuting and Macs in the enterprise, Citrix felt the time was right. More and more workers require remote access to their …
GUEST OPINION: Combatting greenhouse gasesSanta Rosa Press Democrat – – Oct 19, 2009
… footprints by replacing inefficient lighting, insulating public buildings and creating programs for employees to telecommute, car pool and ride transit. …
GovLoop Hires Government 2.0 Evangelist Andy KrzmarzickPR Web (press release) – Oct 19, 2009
… hands-on training, including courses that address the impact of social media, generational diversity and telework on the public sector. …
Advice From the Top: Mimic office structure for successful telecommutingRochester Democrat and Chronicle – Oct 18, 2009
Today’s expert is Linda Yaniszewski, president and CEO of ExecuScribe Inc. How can you keep motivated and stay on-task when telecommuting each day? …
Preparing For Swine FluHartford Business – Oct 18, 2009
… including training on what to do when an employee refuses to work; and 6) Technology such as phone and videoconferencing and telecommuting options. …
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