• Telecommuting News Summary 092809
Businesses count cost of disaster
BusinessWorld Online – 2 hours ago
Telecommuting, or having employees work from home using internet connections, may be viable for small-time operations like animation and transcription …
Small business: Tips on managing telecommuters
Newsday – – 2 hours ago
Over the years, technology has created an extremely mobile workforce, fueling the growth of telecommuting, or teleworking as it’s often called. …
NTT America Announces LEED Gold Certification For its Ashburn, VA …
MyHostNews.com (press release) – 3 hours ago
… air flow management in data centers; alternative power supplies; improving recycling company-wide; and subsidizing mass transit and telecommuting. …
Rise of the results-oriented work environment
This is London – 4 hours ago
After tinkering for several years – allowing more telecommuting for example — Gap implemented a ROWE pilot programme last year. Staff turnover dropped and …
Survey: Businesses ready for flu pandemic
FierceCIO – – 4 hours ago
In many cases, businesses are preparing for their workers to telecommute in the event of a high-level of flu. Along with that comes the importance of a …
OPM chief urges more frequent telework
Federal Times – – 5 hours ago
“Telework is perfect for a situation like the G20 because it changes the conversation entirely,” Berry said. “Instead of asking, ‘What’s the minimum we can …
Driving people away
Buffalo News – 7 hours ago
Telecommuting is popular. Living where you work is not the critical factor it was years ago. Just ask B. Thomas Golisano, the billionaire businessman who …
Workplaces adapt to nature of work
24 Hours Vancouver – 9 hours ago
… to help Telus workers maximize their time, Lang discovered that about 65% of employees in most workplaces are mobile — they telework from time to time, …
Bosses: Don’t come to work
Dailyrecord.com – – 10 hours ago
In the event of a severe flu outbreak, the CDC recommends telecommuting as one way to help keep companies productive and safe. With that in mind, …
New 35W features opening to relieve congestion
Minnesota Public Radio – – 10 hours ago
MnDOT is encouraging companies to allow workers who use 35W to work from home one day a week–a concept they call telecommuting. …
Boulder, Broomfield workforce faring better than state
Daily Camera – – 11 hours ago
Lucy Floyd heard the sentiment that, because of the recession, businesses looking to save on costs would turn to more part-time and telecommuting positions. …
Doing Right by Customers
Multichannel News – – 12 hours ago
Cox was one of the first companies in the industry to provide on-site day care for CSRs and it’s an active proponent of telecommuting. …
Has your business prepared for the flu?
Sarasota Herald-Tribune – – 13 hours ago
More specifically, it asks you to do the following: Examine policies for leave, telework and employee compensation. Determine who will be responsible for …
Telework Town Hall
GovExec.com – – 14 hours ago
Wired Workplace has been trying to follow the Twitter updates from Thursday’s Telework Exchange town hall …
Employers Must Be Aware of “Presenteeism”
Justice News Flash – 16 hours ago
… allow employees to carry over unused sick leave each year to enable employees to build a comfortable cushion or to allow sick employees to telecommute. …
Several ounces of prevention: What can you do about the flu this …
El Paso Times – – 17 hours ago
Consider telecommuting or flexible hours if necessary to increase physical distance among employees, particularly if recommended by the local health …
Double trouble
Worcester Telegram – – Sep 27, 2009
… urging them to consider changes in operations such as telecommuting or policies that could encourage positive behavior, such as staying home when sick. …
Support broadband access here, across US
Statesman Journal – Sep 27, 2009
Thousands of Oregon jobs depend on reliable broadband, and telecommuting helps us improve our air quality. Yet despite the importance, the US ranks 15th …
Build More Roads? Why Not Just Drive Less?
Washington Post – Sep 26, 2009
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 …
Was summit good for business?
Pittsburgh Post Gazette – – Sep 26, 2009
Major corporations had thousands of office workers either doing their jobs at temporary locations, telecommuting from home or simply taking the day off. …
OnLove: Nuptials — Megan McCarthy and Haile Gebregziabher
Washington Post – – Sep 26, 2009
LOCATION: St. Michael’s Church, Silver Spring; Adelphi Mill, Adelphi How they met: In 2006, Megan was telecommuting from her home town of Pittsburgh but …
Pfizer Again Lands on 100 Best Companies List
Trading Markets (press release) – Sep 26, 2009
Pfizer and the other winning companies are creating programs that support families, with 100 percent offering flextime, on-site lactation and telecommuting; …
Firms bracing for rash of H1N1-related absences
Chicago Tribune – – Sep 26, 2009
Many CME employees already telecommute, and with the growth of electronic trading, even die-hard floor traders may opt to do business remotely during the …
Tungle Brings Calendar Accelerator to iPhone
prMac (press release) – Sep 26, 2009
This challenge is often furthered by participants who are telecommuting, working within other organizations or located in different time zones. …
Companies gird for H1N1 invasion
Danbury News Times – – Sep 25, 2009
“Developing programs to cross-train employees, creating telecommuting policies and revising sick leave allowances are just some of the recommended ways for …
Has your employer told you what to do if you get swine flu?
Seattle Times – – Sep 25, 2009
… Americans polled said their employer has yet to utter a peep about swine flu prevention in the workplace and related sick leave or telework policies. …
Clinton on importance of Iran talks
msnbc.com – – Sep 25, 2009
You’d think his wife would be the one to make such an announcement, with her being Sec. of State and all, but his must be her day to tele-commute to work. …
US Chamber: How to do flu
Capitol Report – – Sep 25, 2009
… or expand policies and tools to promote “social distancing,” such as reducing the number of face-to-face meetings and allowing employees to telecommute. …
Guest column: An ounce of prevention: Addressing H1N1 at work
Bakersfield Californian – – Sep 25, 2009
Other policies, such as telecommuting and remote access, should be considered especially for employees who work in areas critical to business operations. …
UC for Competitive Enterprises
Computerworld – – Sep 25, 2009
… IDC believes spending in UC will see good growth on that time as there has been a significant increase in telecommuting among enterprises recently, …
Tech Giants Cited as Great Places for Moms to Work
Tonic – – Sep 25, 2009
… a press release that noted all honorees offer flextime and telecommuting options and that 98 percent provide job-sharing and wellness programs as well. …
Marriott International Named a ‘100 Best Company’ by Working …
PR Newswire (press release) – Sep 25, 2009
This year, the magazine highlighted Marriott’s flex staffing option, which allows employees to reduce hours, handpick projects and telecommute as needed. …
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TMC Net – Sep 25, 2009
… and mobile workers, enabling corporate information services, Internet access, telecommuting and videoconferencing within their organizations. …
Turning the tables at a job interview
The Virginian-Pilot – – Sep 25, 2009
If there’s an official policy that supports telecommuting and alternate work hours, do workers take advantage of it? Why do I want to work here? …
What the Government Can Learn from Google
IT Business Edge – Sep 25, 2009
The Computerworld story also mentions Berry’s desire to improve telecommuting programs. That’ll be a challenge, as budget cuts and security concerns have …
Get a Life: Telework resistance in agencies at odds with benefits
FCW.com – – Sep 25, 2009
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 …
Telecommuting not all it’s cracked up to be
WalletPop – Sep 25, 2009
I know that telecommuting from home sounds ideal — no boss, no clock to punch, no co-workers bugging you to meet a deadline. You save money on gas, …
The Reality of Robot Surrogates
Telepresence Options (blog) – – Sep 25, 2009
Blackwell has been using QA to telecommute to his office for the past few weeks so he can enjoy the “sun streaming in” his windows in the morning while his …
Working With Employees Pays Off
Minyanville.com – – Sep 25, 2009
All the companies on the list offer flexible scheduling and telecommuting — for all employees regardless of gender or marital status. …
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Trading Markets (press release) – Sep 25, 2009
… and mobile workers, enabling corporate information services, Internet access, telecommuting and videoconferencing within their organizations. …
10 surefire ways to tick off your co-workers (Printer friendly)
calendarlive.com – Sep 25, 2009
Telecommuting can be a tremendous win-win but if you stretch it to its limits, you may blow the policy for yourself and others. …
Two top feds say it might be time for a change in telework policy
FederalNewsRadio.com – Sep 25, 2009
… constitutes teleworking in order to expand its practice. Our own Max Cacas is just back from the Telework Exchange’s Town Hall meeting and tells us more.
From the Blogosphere
SYS-CON Media (press release) – – Sep 25, 2009
In the contact center and elsewhere, the transition from commute to telecommute benefits employers, employees, end user customers and the environment alike. …
Where they stand on Virginia’s major issues
Washington Business Journal – – Sep 25, 2009
That means business tax credits, $1200 for a telecommuting employee and $500 for a flextime schedule. For Deeds, who qualified a recent no-new-taxes pledge …
Businesses brace for flu season
Business Gazette – – Sep 25, 2009
Companies should look at their human resources as well as their existing telework structures to help employees who may need to stay home with a sick child, …
Architect stresses energy efficiency
St. Louis Post-Dispatch – – Sep 24, 2009
There’s now more telecommuting and working from home, too. We do this at HOK. We work all over the place. It doesn’t really matter where we live. …
Transportation Secretary’s goals jibe with county’s, Spano says
Lower Hudson Journal news – – Sep 24, 2009
… programs to cut back travel by encouraging broadband fiber optic installations and telecommuting opportunities that would allow people to work at home. …
PricewaterhouseCoopers Ranked in Top Ten of Working Mother’s ‘100 …
PR Newswire (press release) – Sep 24, 2009
These include flexible work arrangements, sabbaticals, telecommuting and generous leave policies, among others. Each year, approximately 2000 PwC …
Federal Diary: Agency Chief Makes the Case for Teleworking
Washington Post – – Sep 24, 2009
“A telework day is a workday. You are to be engaged in the workplace,” he reminded the crowd at a town hall meeting hosted by the Telework Exchange at the …
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