• Telecommuting News Summary 111708
Posted by Tom Harnish on November 17th, 2008
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Surprising stats on going green
SheKnows.com, AZ - Nov 17, 2008 Telecommute, talk to your boss and see if working from home one day a week is an option. Not only will it save the environment, but it will cut down on … |
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Job Hunting: Learn The Fine Art Of Counteroffers
Hartford Courant, United States - Nov 17, 2008 The friend won a $20000 salary bump, provision for his Executive MBA program expense and modified telecommuting. Victor Brown, vice president of Business … |
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Pre-Election Missives Addressed Staff At Seven Agencies, Provided …
Washington Post, United States - Nov 17, 2008 … policies that truly value families, such as paid family leave, flexible work schedules, and telework, with the federal government leading by example. … |
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In Julian, Removed from the City, But Not from Its Housing Slump
Voice of San Diego, CA - Nov 17, 2008 … and sheriffs and bankers and restaurant workers that keep the town running, plus a contingent of artists, writers, and telecommuting entrepreneurs. … |
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Broadband Penetration: The Next Big Infrastructure Investment Boom
The Market Oracle, UK - Nov 16, 2008 For millions of Americans, broadband is the enabler for telecommuting, giving many more options when it comes to who to work for and where to work. … |
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Stay-at-home employees: Clark County telecommuters offer tips on …
TMCnet - Nov 16, 2008 Depending on the job demands and your personality, telecommuting may be more stressful than reporting to an office, said Tory Johnson, a “Good Morning … |
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Your Morning Joe
TheDay, CT - Nov 16, 2008 Connolly’s been telecommuting since the early 1990s, communicating throughout the day via e-mail and digital phone line with WCBS studios on West 57th … |
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Save Jobs And Reduce Expenses By Staffing Flexibly
Hartford Business - Nov 16, 2008 Telecommuting: Second to payroll, office maintenance is the biggest expense for most companies. These include rent, heat and electricity. … |
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USPTO Announces Interim Senior Management Reassignments
ag-IP-news Agency, Jordan - Nov 15, 2008 During her tenure as Deputy Commissioner for Patent Operations, Focarino implemented a new approach to training examiners, and supported telework programs … |
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Companies cut back on holiday parties
San Francisco Chronicle, USA - Nov 15, 2008 A year-end celebration can help workers get to know and trust one another in an era when turnover and telecommuting can make that difficult, he said. |
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10 years make a road less traveled
Broomfield Enterprise, CO - Nov 15, 2008 … which offers drivers $3 per day to carpool, use the bus or telecommute, are attempts to get individuals to make easy changes that can alleviate traffic. … |
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Window Quilt manufacturing returns to Brattleboro
Brattleboro Reformer, United States - Nov 15, 2008 Marketing will be Digney’s main job, telecommuting from his office in Princeton and hitting the road around the region to push his products. … |
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SmartMoney:Designer Genes, Obama Transition Team - URGENT APPEAL …
American Chronicle, CA - Nov 15, 2008 Indeed those children might come to reasonably expect that they themselves may soon be telecommuting workers for government jobs in the capital of their … |
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ANALYSIS: Federal policies hinder immigration enforcement
Greeley Tribune, Colorado - Nov 15, 2008 In this day and age, she said, it’s not unlikely that with telecommuting that a person could be employed in several different states at once. … |
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If office at home has lost its thrill, try co-working
The Free Lance-Star, VA - Nov 14, 2008 More and more people are working at home–some telecommuting and some because they’ve been laid off and are doing freelancing or consulting work without an … |
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“Better quality TV, Internet and Phone than Comcast”
BroadbandReports.com, NY - Nov 14, 2008 I telecommute and I have never lost work time due to FIOS. Comcast, by comparison cost me at least a day a month. The FIOS installer was very thorough. |
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Forecast Calling for Brown Skies
Huffington Post, NY - Nov 14, 2008 One obvious answer is to persuade your employer to let you telecommute. * 42% of our energy use is to heat and cool our homes. If your furnace or boiler is … |
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How to: Go ‘Green’ With Your SMB (Part 3)
Wi-Fi Planet, CT - Nov 14, 2008 Thus, your company can potentially expand telecommuting and even cut back on business travel. “A big selling point of collaborative technologies is going to … |
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Federal policies a hindrance to enforcing immigration law
Greeley Tribune, Colorado - Nov 14, 2008 In this day and age, she said, it’s not unlikely that with telecommuting that a person could be employed in several different states at once. … |
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FreeShipping.org Creators Benefit from Telecommuting
TMCnet - Nov 14, 2008 According to Gartner Dataquest, close to 12 million employees currently telecommute, or telework, more than 8 hours per week. This number is up from about 6 … |
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Telecommuting — Out of the Office Doesn’t Have to Mean Out of Site
SmartBrief, DC - Nov 14, 2008 … the challenges some organizations face when implementing a telecommuting program; best practices and guidance on implementing a successful program; … |
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Total Resource Management Brings Work-Life Balance to Its Consultants
International Business Times, NY - Nov 14, 2008 … a variety of methodsincluding long-term, on-site client engagements; locating offices nearconcentrations of clients; remote access and telecommuting. … |
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Total Resource Management Brings Work-Life Balance to Its Consultants
MarketWatch - Nov 14, 2008 The burnout rate for consultants in this industry tends to be very high, so TRM focuses on work-life balance — including flex-time, telecommuting … |
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Escaping the office rat race by telecommuting
NewsOK.com, OK - Nov 14, 2008 Telecommuting is gaining in popularity, according to a recent study commissioned by Menlo Park, Calif.-based Office Team staffing firm. … |
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Four Connecticut Tech Companies Continue to Innovate as Economy …
TMCnet - Nov 14, 2008 … ranging from seamless communications for employees to reducing an employee’s carbon footprint by allowing greater productivity through telecommuting. |
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Younger generation more comfortable with teleworking: study
ITBusiness.ca, Canada - Nov 14, 2008 On the other hand, 22 per cent said they telework at least 16 times a month. Teleworking locations include the home, client sites, coffee shops, and hotels. … |
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Health, Productivity Said to Benefit from Telecommuting
Safety.BLR.com, CT - Nov 14, 2008 Companies that give their workers the option to telecommute are benefiting from improved employee health, greater productivity, and reduced costs. … |
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Uncertain Economy Weighs Heavily on US Workers, Accenture Study Finds
The FINANCIAL, Georgia - Nov 14, 2008 Opportunities for telecommuting and four-day work weeks are the suggestions cited most often by respondents (26 percent and 24 percent, respectively). …  ACN |
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Vanoc CEO promotes mandatory vacations
Vancouver Sun, Canada - Nov 14, 2008 Four dealt with cutting traffic congestion, including businesses altering their work days, mandating vacation or allowing telecommuting. … |
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Economic downturn may spur social shift
Vancouver Courier, Canada - Nov 14, 2008 Hopefully, it means a greater emphasis on revitalized local retail areas, extended families, community gardens, public transit and telecommuting. |