• Telecommuting News Summary 080408
Posted by Tom Harnish on August 4th, 2008
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It’s a small work world, even from home
Globe and Mail, Canada - 11 hours ago I have been offered the option to move or to stay and telecommute from home, visiting the head office quarterly. My spouse has a good job here and my kids … |
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Evaluating offers
Indianapolis Star, United States - 11 hours ago Does the prospective employer offer ride-sharing assistance, telecommuting or mileage reimbursement? A Robert Half survey showed 17 percent of companies … |
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Soundwin—the Outstanding VoIP Solution Provider Presents the …
NewDesignWorld (press release), UK - 13 hours ago These telecommuting devices of Soundwin are all designed in high-level quality & multi-function, offering buyers the new experience while using them. … |
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Business is Booming for Papercheck and EditorLive - Hiring Frenzy …
PR Newswire (press release), NY - 13 hours ago The downturn in the economy and the rising cost of gasoline have increased the popularity of telecommuting. Proofreaders enjoy the ability to work from home … |
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My Energy Plan Better Than Yours: Charles Peña
Antiwar.com, CA - 13 hours ago As an aside, I’ve not yet heard either candidate propose increased telecommuting as a way to reduce oil consumption. Imagine how much less oil we would use … |
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Pajamas not included
Metro.us, NY - 15 hours ago (Photo: aharon rothschild) Of Fortune magazine’s most recent 100 best companies to work for, 84 allowed employees to telecommute or work from home at least … |
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A Summit About SaaS? Seriously?
DaniWeb, VA - 19 hours ago In today’s age of high-speed connections, wireless networking, telecommuting, and cloud computing, it’s not hard to believe that SaaS has taken off like it … |
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Vocation, All I Ever Wanted
Grist Magazine, WA - 21 hours ago Many companies have started to strongly encourage telecommuting, even paying for at-home workers’ laptops, Blackberrys, and/or wireless connections. … |
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Telecommuting On the Rise
Inc.com, NY - 21 hours ago In a survey of 150 business managers, 69 percent said it was common for employees to telecommute, the Menlo Park, Calif.-based staffing firm reported. … |
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Corridor Collaborations Rolls Out a New Business Time Share
Iowa City Press Citizen, IA - 22 hours ago “We designed Corridor Collaborations to fulfill the needs of the entrepreneur, telecommuting professional or too-frequent traveler. … |
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Multigenerational IT work forces offer many challenges
SmartBrief, DC - 23 hours ago More employees are interested in telecommuting, according to the report from Computer Sciences Corp., which also highlights that salary is still a big … |
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The Washington Times Tech Zoo column
TMCnet - Aug 5, 2008 While telecommuting may save time and money, it also puts corporate data at risk — a reality that resurfaces every time a government laptop gets stolen. … |
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Managing Editor
Variety, CA - Aug 5, 2008 … engage with readers o Set and manage deadlines o Plan new and future initiatives for the website PLEASE NOTE: While this is a telecommuting position, … |
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Going green with at-home call center agents
SearchCRM.com, MA - Aug 5, 2008 AAA Mid Atlantic plans to offer its associates the option of telecommuting one day a week or working from one of its locations closer to home. … |
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Beyond.com Reports 79 Percent of Professionals Are Looking For a …
MarketWatch - Aug 5, 2008 … to help their employees by offering alternatives such as telecommuting or a shorter work week to retain valuable resources and reduce high-turnover. … |
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Simple, yet effective
Fleet Owner (subscription) - Aug 5, 2008 “There are other ways to reduce demand for oil — more public transportation, more carpooling, more telecommuting, more recycling, less exurban sprawl, … |
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No kids, no jobs for growing number of wives
CNN - Aug 5, 2008 Davis, who lives in Louisville, Texas, isn’t a mother, nor does she telecommute. She is a stay-at-home wife, which makes her something of a pioneer in the … |
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Candidates Support 4-Day-Week for Government in NH
WCAX, VT - Aug 5, 2008 The candidates for governor in New Hampshire would consider a 4-day-work week and telecommuting for state government to save energy costs. … |
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Heat brings another code orange day
Salisbury Post, NC - Aug 5, 2008 Drive less: carpool, vanpool, take the bus, telecommute. Green………..0-50 AQI……..Good air quality. No health risks are expected. … |
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Telecommuting is bad for the environment
Sify, India - Aug 5, 2008 “Some people just can’t [telecommute]; they get too lonely,” says Jack Aiello, a Rutgers University professor who studied IBM’s telecommuting program in the … |
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REMOTE WORK ON THE RISE: Number of Employees Working Off-site …
Earthtimes (press release), UK - Aug 5, 2008 Your supervisor will want to know key information, like why you are a good telework candidate, technology tools and upgrades you will need, and security … |
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Green Ink: Shifting Gears on Energy Policy
Wall Street Journal Blogs, NY - Aug 5, 2008 Online retailers and companies that know how to take advantage of telecommuting, at the WSJ’s Biz Tech blog. Senator Barack Obama shifted gears and called … |
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Killing our golden geese
Wilmington News Journal, OH, OH - Aug 5, 2008 Current PTO plans (paid time off) and vacation policies offered by employers will be reduced or eliminated, and telecommuting and work-at-home arrangements … |
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Xerox Moves R&D Headquarters to Boston (Kind Of)—Looking to …
Xconomy, MA - Aug 5, 2008 Talk about telecommuting. As of a few weeks ago, Sophie Vandebroek has been running Xerox’s global R&D organization—comprised of the famous Palo Alto … |
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Reports Reflect Uneasy Job Market
istockAnalyst.com, OR - Aug 5, 2008 Looking for a shorter commute was tops on the mind of 20000 professionals surveyed; telecommuting, using public transportation, and carpooling were distant … |
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Environment transforms workplace
Calgary Herald, Canada - Aug 5, 2008 Solutions like telework or compressed work weeks — already in place to varying degrees — often have multiple payoffs, says Chris Winter, … |
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High Gas Prices Put Brakes On Suburban Migration
Free Internet Press, NY - Aug 4, 2008 Pisarski and others say technological advances, telecommuting, flexible scheduling, carpooling and stringing errands together can reduce vehicle use. … |
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Life’s Work The New Workplace Perk: Gas
New York Times, United States - Aug 4, 2008 A dollar a gallon ago, things like telecommuting, shortened workweeks and Internet subsidies were ways of saving time and providing workers with a little … |
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Making the Most of It
Wall Street Journal - Aug 4, 2008 To avoid it, invite others out to lunch, take your breaks with your co-workers, and if you can, don’t telecommute all the time. … |
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Higher Gas Prices a Boon for Online
Wall Street Journal Blogs, NY - Aug 4, 2008 As higher gas prices urge more workers to request permission to telecommute, employers may need to revisit their network-security programs. … |