Work at home, home business, and freelance job news for the week ending March 3, 2008.
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Human Resource Executive Online, PA - March 3, 2008 So if you add bad weather to that, the problem is only more serious” and the argument for telecommuting becomes even stronger. |
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At what gas price will you carpool? Seattle Times, United States - March 3, 2008 With telecommuting not yet practical for most workers, and without widespread public transportation in some areas, that leaves us with the specter of … |
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The problem with rural Britain BBC News, UK - March 3, 2008 The social implications of telecommuting could also be dramatic. If more people stay in rural areas during the day, rather than traveling into town for … |
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Worcester Business Journal, MA - March 3, 2008 Qualifying employees can tweak their work schedules by taking extended lunches, telecommuting or compressing their work weeks. And as Hirsch noted, … |
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Forbes says region among the smartest Connecticut Post, CT - March 3, 2008 Forbes has published numerous lists in the last several years, such as “The World’s Most Earthquake-Vulnerable Cities,” “The Best Places to telecommute,” … |
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SMBs in India to Spend US $9.7 Billion on IT this Year, says AMI … Tekrati Industry Analyst Reporter, CA - March 3, 2008 … a tremendous growth among MBs in 2007 due to increased broadband penetration, increasing notebook users, workforce mobility and a telecommuting culture. … |
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Workforce Management, Ca - March 3, 2008 But instead of receiving notes of thanks for flextime, day-care centers, telecommuting opportunities, child-care reimbursement accounts and the like, … |
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Telecommuting in Trouble - Or Is It? WebWorkerDaily, CA - March 3, 2008 A recent column in the Wall Street Journal pulls together a series of reports on retrenchments in telecommuting policies: AT&T, Intel, HP, and the federal … |
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Big Businesses Decrease Telecommuting BroadbandReports.com, NY - March 3, 2008 Despite this, many large companies seem to be moving away from allowing their employees to telecommute and are even requiring that some employees who … |
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Some companies rethink the telecommuting trend Annapolis Capital, MD - March 3, 2008 “Jim from Minneapolis” said he and many of his telecommuting colleagues were being called back to the office. After years of working productively from home, … |
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First woman managing partner at Ernst & Young’s local office knows … Pittsburgh Post Gazette, PA - And I telecommute from home a lot. I typically go home at 6 pm and I’ll be with my family until they go to bed at 8:30 pm And then I’ll get online at 9 pm … |
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Tails of Marin: It’s a dog’s life at pooch-positive office Marin Independent-Journal, CA - In addition to familiar perks like flex time and telecommuting, many companies are welcoming pets into the workplace, either on an occasional or regular … |
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High-speed Hilltowns Verizon will offer broadband soon Daily Hampshire Gazette (subscription), MA - “In addition to the economic benefits, broadband access would also have a positive environmental impact by making telecommuting possible, which of course … |
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The week’s top Personal Finance stories MarketWatch - If you feel like you’ve hit a dead end with you employer and aren’t having any luck finding a telecommuting-friendly new job, one of the quickest remedies … |
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Firm boosts Atomic St. Cloud Times, MN - Most jobs will be based in Central Minnesota; due to telecommuting some jobs will not be generated locally, he said. But all jobs will stay in Minnesota. … |
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Human Resource Professionals Respond To Flu Season Medical News Today (press release), UK - Just over one in 10 offer telecommuting options for workers who are ill but ask to work from home. The 2008 Flu Prevention in the Workplace Survey from the … |
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For Every Watt We Use On the Internet, We Save 10 Watts! EcoGeek, MT - telecommuting a couple days per week, reading news online, emails, document downloads, and instant messages all allow people and things to travel while … |
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Poll: Most say Tuesday is their most productive day Bizjournals.com, NC - “Since California workers often telecommute, Fridays are often days that you cannot contact people because they have the day off. … |
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Telework measure clears workforce subcommittee GovExec.com, DC - According to a December Office of Personnel Management report, the number of federal employees who telecommute fell from 119248 in 2005 to 110592 in 2007, … |
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