• Telecommuting News Summary 081009
Telecommuting poses challenges for employers
SmartBrief – Aug 10, 2009
A successful telecommuting program takes planning, strategy and the right infrastructure, Will Kelly writes. He suggests companies appoint a telecommuting …
Happy Telework Day from Wi-Ex
TMCnet – – Aug 10, 2009
Wi-Ex, a company that sells cell phone signal boosters, would like you to know it did its part for Telework Day last week. …
Telecommuting: Who pays for what?
TechRepublic – – Aug 10, 2009
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. …
Telework Exchange Hits the Road for Denver Telework in a Box Event
TMCnet -Aug 10, 2009
There is no cost to attend The Telework in a Box event will focus on lessons learned from agencies that are implementing telework programs – how early …
Columbia Falls renaissance
Daily Inter Lake – – Aug 10, 2009
But they chose to return home and telecommute, raise their children in a place that’s safe and active and, well, homey. It’s Gary Hall’s hometown too. …
Re:Retention of Key Employees
CIOZone – Aug 10, 2009
Offering flexible work schedules, telecommuting, casual dress, etc. are all meaningful tools in the retention arsenal and in my opinion frees people to …
Judging the Corporate Culture During the Job Interview
Java World – – Aug 10, 2009
Now you know why I telecommute.) There’s no one right answer for this — except that which makes you happy. It’s an actual example of where “company fit” …
Broadway Blog – BroadwayWorld.com Seeking Interns
Broadway World – – Aug 9, 2009
BroadwayWorld.com is currently looking to fill a couple of open telecommuting intern positions starting anytime ’soon’ …
Agriburbia: Truly Sustainable Suburbs?
Treehugger – – Aug 9, 2009
… that Agriburbia takes consideration of residents’ sustainable transport needs, and facilitating telecommuting/co-working as part of the bigger puzzle. …
Whatever happened to touted work-life balance?
Windsor Star – – Aug 9, 2009
Nortel wanted its employees to want to go to work, but more importantly the company helped pioneer telecommuting and flexible group work schedules, …
Southern Maryland Notebook: 25000 Additional Work Visas Give a …
Business Exchange – Aug 9, 2009
Suggestions have included telecommuting for state employees, going paperless and eliminating the use of state-issued credit cards to state employees. …
Working ‘wherever’ catches on
The Wichita Eagle – – Aug 8, 2009
“There are so many people working for local businesses, even big businesses, who telecommute a couple days a week or just mix it up, working from home or …
(BPRW) Is Telecommuting For You?
Black PR Wire (press release) – – Aug 8, 2009
For many people the ability to work from home, commonly known as telecommuting, is a dream come true. Parents could spend more time with their children, …
Analysis: Why Nefesh B’Nefesh changes everything
Jerusalem Post – – Aug 8, 2009
… Mandelbaum of Cleveland, the latter a top executive in the American Greetings greeting card company who plans to keep his job and telecommute from Israel.
Where Layoffs Are the Last Option
CBS News – – Aug 8, 2009
Aflac retrained him – so he could telecommute from the family’s new home in Dallas. “It meant the world to the whole family,” Dolanda said. …
Survey Cites Online Meetings and Desktop Access as “Must Have” for …
TechWhack (press release) (press release) – Aug 8, 2009
… practices can make a huge difference,” said Chuck Wilsker, a member of the Worldwide Workplace Council and President and CEO of the Telework Coalition. …
TechRepublic’s Telecommuting Policy
ZDNet – Aug 7, 2009
You’ve got users who want the ability to telecommute for work. Do they know what you expect from them? You can use this policy to set the rules for …
Post-Bulletin, Rochester MN
Post-Bulletin – – Aug 7, 2009
People might even be asked to work from home, to telecommute and to practice “social distancing” (keeping away from crowds to limit exposure to infections). …
Search: Local News Classified Web
The Adirondack Daily Enterprise – – Aug 7, 2009
“I think telecommuting and using the Internet to support businesses – I kind of call it a no-brainer, that if we can do this, it would be the perfect way to …
Navy Personnel Command Tests Teleworking Ability
TMCnet – Aug 7, 2009
(NNS) — Navy Personnel Command allowed some employees to telework Aug. 3 to test new technology such as Defense Knowledge Online; remote access to Outlook …
How to get telework right
FCW.com – – Aug 7, 2009
After a decade of government mandates, technological strides, and well-intended work life programs, telework programs are still inconsistently …
Working from home – preparing for the job interview
Examiner.com – Aug 7, 2009
AP Photo/Tina Fineberg We all go through the common nervousness associated with a job interview but an interview for a telecommuting job, holds to a higher …
Internet access topic of conference
Schenectady Gazette – – Aug 7, 2009
… on investing in the new economy, launching a start-up in the Adirondacks, and the existing infrastructure for telecommuting work and pleasure. …
Tales From The Job Market: Retreating ‘To A College Kid Budget’
NPR – Aug 7, 2009
They’re graciously letting me telecommute, but I’d much rather work locally in Rochester. I’m still working at my starting salary, too, which is much lower …
Tips For Virtual Offices
bMighty.com – – Aug 7, 2009
Last May, the organization conducted a survey of business attitudes toward telecommuting and working from home and found that 53 percent of small business …
US – Defense Department Seeks to Expand Telework Program
ISRIA – Aug 7, 2009
An updated Defense Department policy expected to be released next month will encourage more managers to adopt telework arrangements for their employees. …
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呼叫中心与BPO行业资讯网 – Aug 7, 2009
The rapid uptake of VoIP technology among Australian business has made it one of the region’s leading centres for telecommuting. …
Citizens Must Embrace and Benefit from Technology Revolution, FCC Told
BroadbandCensus.com – – Aug 7, 2009
For example, 50 percent of Patent and Trademark Office employees telecommute, which saves travel costs and aids the environment, he said. …
Face-to-face with your overseas soldier
Scotts Valley/San Lorenzo Valley Press-Banner – – Aug 7, 2009
That’s where Jim Graham, owner of Satellite Telework Center, comes in. His business rents space to people with home-based businesses and commuters from …
Personal Tech: Gadget News and Reviews
Washington Post – – Aug 7, 2009
I’ve recently started a new job in which I will be telecommuting the majority of the time. I’m interested in having two phone lines at home so that I can …
Search Is on for the Delaware Valley’s “Best Employer”
PR Newswire (press release) – Aug 7, 2009
Delaware Valley employers that offer on-site or nearby child care, provide flex hours or telecommute options to employees, and welcome children to visit the …
Lawmakers gain prominence with federal employee issues
GovExec.com – – Aug 7, 2009
They have held hearings on telework, workplace diversity, work-life balance and technology; written legislation aimed at making the federal government a …
Elements of a Corporate Telecommuting Program
WebWorkerDaily – Aug 6, 2009
Many large corporations, and even Federal government agencies, are increasingly interested in launching telecommuting programs as a tool for reducing …
STC’s Early Start gets $1.1M state grant
Effingham Herald – Aug 6, 2009
The college will close the Brunswick office and allow those staff members as well as two currently working in Savannah to telecommute and serve their …
Palin May Be Gone But Other Threats To The Language Remain
Best Syndication – – Aug 6, 2009
Who is more aware of the telecommute travesty: Bosses who telecommuters “report” to? (Right) Bathrobe wearing 42-year-olds with a cell in one hand and …
Officescape® Announces Office on Demand Services at Over 1000 …
Business Wire (press release) – Aug 6, 2009
It has established the industry benchmark with its innovative Office on Demand℠, Virtual Office services and Telework solutions. …
Stay-at-Home Moms Need a Career Plan
U.S. News & World Report – Aug 6, 2009
Telecommuting, also termed “teleworking,” can be an excellent option for some stay-at-home moms. Opportunities for telecommuting are increasing at a rapid …
Agencies get creative to recruit acquisition workforce
FCW.com – – Aug 6, 2009
Federal agencies are trying innovative tools such as central hiring registries, Web site advertising, social media, telework and …
Valley commuters keep 1 million pounds of pollution out of the skies
PitchEngine (press release) – Aug 6, 2009
Air quality can be helped when Valley residents don’t drive alone, but instead use the bus, light rail, carpool, vanpool, bike, walk or telecommute to work. …
Left behind while others work at home?
Business Management Daily – Aug 6, 2009
If it’s done right, she says, a telecommuting policy can help people work more efficiently and retain talent, without causing bruised feelings or …
Everyone wants to be a deficit buster
Baltimore Sun – Aug 6, 2009
“Why not encourage more telecommuting and working from home for state employees? With Blackberries and laptops issued to many workers, why not encourage …
Lane restrictions on I-35W planned next week
Shakopee Valley News – – Aug 6, 2009
… traffic flow by reducing congestion on I-35W, Highway 77/Cedar Avenue and in downtown Minneapolis using transit, road pricing, technology and telecommuting.
Transport plan announced
Vancouver Sun – – Aug 6, 2009
People will also be encouraged to “telecommute” from home, move from single cars to car pools and from cars to transit. “In Sydney, 25 per cent of the …
Teleworking in Danville paying off for employees, state
Madison Messenger – – Aug 6, 2009
Monday was statewide Telework Day, the day Gov. Timothy M. Kaine and telework organizations were encouraging state agencies and private businesses to test …
Deloitte Publishes Executive’s Guide to Security & Privacy
PR Newswire (press release) – Aug 6, 2009
Details: Telecommuting, outsourcing and offshoring, supply chains, partnerships, virtual operations and other intertwined arrangements have erased …
Lifestyle is as Important as Technology: BedZED Ecovillage Virtual …
Treehugger – – Aug 6, 2009
(BedZED was built to facilitate telecommuting – but it seems most residents still travel for work.) To my mind that shortfall doesn’t negate the work done …
SC Gov. Sanford ends European vacation in wake of affair; plans to …
Gaea Times – Aug 6, 2009
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Filling the skills gap
Plant Services – Aug 6, 2009
… be replaced by younger workers fresh out of school will find themselves creating flexible work schedules, telecommuting options, training and education, …
Q&A: Aneesh Chopra, National CTO
MIT Technology Review – – Aug 5, 2009
And it is conceivable that a grant that supports a rural farmhouse would open up higher-wage telework opportunities to that resident.
Savannah Tech program receives $1.1 million grant
WTOC – Aug 5, 2009
Savannah Tech will close their Brunswick office and allow those staff members, in addtion to two from the Savannah office, to telecommute. …
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