Telecommuting is gaining traction
Business Daily Africa - - Aug 31, 2009
A practice that is both loved and despised, telecommuting continues to take root, as high-speed Internet connections and sophisticated hand-held PDA devices …
Get off your gas and Green Commute
University News (subscription) - - Aug 31, 2009
By biking, walking, carpooling, taking public transit or telecommuting to work, participants earned points that qualified them for weekly and monthly prizes …
Jobless and homeless, blogger scores Elle job
The Associated Press - - Aug 31, 2009
She offered Karp a telecommuting internship of four months, explaining, “You knocked me out with your courage and spirit,” and concluded: “At the end of the …
California Security Chief Aims to Secure Social Networks, Teleworkers
Government Technology - - Aug 31, 2009
You need the proper security controls and security devices in place to make sure you’re doing telework appropriately. We’ve been working on that. …
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The Industry Standard - Aug 31, 2009
“No man is an island,” John Donne famously wrote-but Donne predated the era of telecommuting by almost four centuries. As someone who lives on the other …
Thinking Outside The Bookstore Box
Publishers Weekly - - Aug 31, 2009
… Jason Morwick’s Making Telework Work (Davies-Black)—as well as the more commercial Lee Woodruff and Bob Woodruff’s Perfectly Imperfect (Random House). …
Preparing for H1N1
McGill Reporter - - Aug 31, 2009
Among other things, existing distance education and telecommuting technologies will be called into play if it becomes necessary for large numbers of …
The $300 Telecommuter Challenge
PC World - - Aug 31, 2009
“No man is an island,” John Donne famously wrote-but Donne predated the era of telecommuting by almost four centuries. As someone who lives on the other …
Dangerous Toys, Strange Bedfellows
Reason Online - Aug 31, 2009
Yet Leibovitz and Secore have more in common with telecommuting information workers than they do with the archetypal grandmother selling doilies at a church …
Managing Risk
WisBar - - Aug 31, 2009
Some firms also use telecommuting, also known as work-at-home arrangements. Most lawyers’ work and time are just as valuable when the lawyers are working at …
Office Supplies Insider Provides Money Saving Tips For Businesses
PR Web (press release) - Aug 31, 2009
A related idea is telecommuting. More energy is saved and employees can actually be more productive working from home. Office Supplies Insider provides low …
I want you (to go home!)
The News Journal - - Aug 31, 2009
Like dupont, astrazeneca has a pandemic preparedness plan, a Web site for its employees, and makes telecommuting available from those who wish to do so when …
Stay at Home Workers Still Stay Connected to Office
San Fernando Valley Business Journal Online - - Aug 31, 2009
Telecommuting has proven to be a popular perk offered by employers to cut down on commute times, allow workers flexibility to attend to their children and …
Budget cuts test state personnel policies
Arizona Capitol Times - Aug 31, 2009
Virginia expanded its telecommuting program, rewarding beleaguered employees and easing congestion on the state’s highways. Innovative cost-cutting measures …
Meet Chancellor Ford
Kenosha News.com - - Aug 31, 2009
The “we” would be her husband, John, who has a telecommuting job in medical administration, and their two children: Abby, 15, and John David, 11. …
TBARTA explores combining with commuter services organization
Citrus Daily - Local Citrus County News - - Aug 30, 2009
… teaching businesses and organizations how to telework; and other commuter mobility, fuel reduction and congestion reducing strategies. …
Editorial: Filling the gap in MnDOT funding
Minneapolis Star Tribune - - Aug 30, 2009
Not to be overlooked are strategies for reducing Minnesotans’ highway use by stepping up transit use, biking, walking and telecommuting. …
Swine flu brings a quandary to the workplace
Houston Chronicle - - Aug 29, 2009
Some are thinking of expanding their telecommuting policies. Others are looking at whether to revise their sick leave policies. …
Broaden access for broadband
Boston Globe - Aug 29, 2009
High tech startups that might have shunned the region because their employees in outlying towns lacked broadband service for telecommuting might give it a …
Better work/life balance a winner with workers
Media Newswire (press release) - Aug 29, 2009
“Commuting outside of peak times, or telecommuting, can make a significant impact to the levels of congestion in south east Queensland. …
Family leaves Bermuda to nest in WNC mountains
Asheville Citizen-Times - Aug 28, 2009
Pippi, a black standard poodle, rounds out the family. Scott manages the family real estate investment and insurance firm in Burmuda, partly by telecommuting.
Research Triangle Park
ScienceBlogs - Aug 28, 2009
As more and more people are turning to telecommuting and coworking, the institution of a physical office is becoming obsolete. What does that mean? …
NBC29Albemarle Plans for Worst Case Scenario
NBC 29 News - - Aug 28, 2009
If that is the case, the county’s IT department is making sure employees have laptops and can telework so they don’t have to enter the County Office …
Home Trends Retention: Your Most Important Recruitment Activity?
CIO Insight - - Aug 28, 2009
… Rogers’ efforts to keep his treasured staff members happy have included traditional methods such as allowing telecommuting and providing pizza lunches. …
Telephony Options for Corporate Telecommuters
WebWorkerDaily - Aug 28, 2009
This means that corporations launching a telecommuting program need to carefully consider how their remote workers will communicate via telephone. …
John Kelly’s Washington
Washington Post - Aug 28, 2009
Silver Spring Confidential, Md.: Hey John, since you are telecommuting, maybe you should walk down to the end of the street and talk to the folks at the …
Swine flu: a plan, not a prediction
Christian Science Monitor - Aug 28, 2009
They’re urging employers to relax sick-leave policies and allow telecommuting. The federal government seems to be striking the right balance – steering the …
The 5 myths about telecommuting
Examiner.com - Aug 28, 2009
So to clear things up I have outlined 5 myths about telecommuting that I think you should know about: Myth #1: Who needs daycare? …
Chatham’s new commuter bus service is a first step toward …
The Carrboro Citizen - - Aug 28, 2009
County leaders’ other commuter mitigation strategies include smart growth, high-paying jobs in Chatham and telecommuting. Even these strategies will be …
Research and Markets: Support Telework with Policies & Performance …
Earthtimes (press release) - Aug 28, 2009
A recent study of over 800 IT practitioners reveals that up to 56% of organizations have adopted or are currently adopting telework for some staff. …
Foreign Policy: Seven Myths About Alternative Energy
NPR - - Aug 28, 2009
… plus subsidies for mass transit, bike paths, rail lines, telecommuting, carpooling, and other activities to get those drivers out of their cars. …
Feds advise businesses to brace for heightened H1N1 flu outbreak
Phoenix Business Journal - - Aug 28, 2009
In addition, England is encouraging businesses to cross-train employees, think about telecommuting and what it would take to keep their doors open during a …
The future of knowledge workers, Part 1
KMWorld Magazine - - Aug 28, 2009
The top recruiting strategy picked for both age groups was an emphasis on flex telework/telecommute programs that reflect the era of the mobile work force. …
State prepares for H1N1
Portland Observer - - Aug 27, 2009
Business owners were advised to develop a plan to keep afloat during the pandemic, which might involve flex time or telecommuting. …
BOMA International Releases Preparedness Top Ten List for National …
MarketWatch (press release) - Aug 27, 2009
Consider identifying off-site work facilities or telecommuting capabilities to ensure business continuity in the event of a disaster. 10. …
Rise of the WiFi Warrior
WA today - Aug 27, 2009
Now that more companies are embracing telecommuting, a point I explored last month in this blog entry, the digital nomad is a natural extension of that …
ISO 27001 - Pivot Point Security, EMC and Others Speak to Fortune …
Emediawire (press release) - Aug 27, 2009
… now further complicated by all sorts of new phenomena: cloud computing, increased telecommuting, industrial espionage and the rise of social networking. …
Eastern Mountain Sports Launches “Commuter Consciousness”
Emediawire (press release) - Aug 27, 2009
NuRide is the nation’s largest rewards program for individuals who take greener trips, which include carpooling, vanpooling, biking, walking, telecommuting …
Inside the Daily Planet, 8/27/09
Twin Cities Planet - Aug 26, 2009
BLANDIN ON BROADBAND | Telecommuting: a transportation issue by Ann Treacy • At the beginning of the summer, there was a push in House to recognize …
Chancellor Harden: ‘We will emerge a greater university’
UWGB - - Aug 26, 2009
He cited initiatives already under way to offer more flexible work hours and telecommuting for some staff members, to improve the convenience of handicapped …
Johnson City Power Board mulls whether to offer internet, phone …
Kingsport Times News - - Aug 26, 2009
BTES mentions the possibility of video conferencing, telecommuting, medical consults, research, business incubation and distance education among the …
Sweet, elusive summertime
OC Metro - Aug 26, 2009
Although some folks are out of the office, they’re literally climbing the walls at home, and essentially telecommuting (or job-searching) full-time. …
At Home With Telework
Investor’s Business Daily - - Aug 26, 2009
Telecommuting saves on gas and other costs of going to the office. It also helps companies that want smaller office space. “Fifty percent of the Fortune 500 …
SIP Trunks Emerge as Attractive Options in Slow Economy: Sipera
TMCnet - - Aug 26, 2009
… and they have established teleworker programs, distributed virtual call centers, robust collaboration environments with the supply chain that reduces …
Swine flu revisted: Time to make a fall telework plan?
Seattle Times - - Aug 26, 2009
Regardless of whether you believe the hype, it’s not a bad idea for managers to take stock of their company’s telework policy — today. …
Penn State Plans for Flu Season, Asks for Community Cooperation
Penn State York - Aug 26, 2009
For employees, information on missed work days, sick family days, limiting face-to-face meetings, and telecommuting can be found online here. …
The fate of teleworking rests in your hands
IT World Canada Blogs - - Aug 26, 2009
Plus, find out Cisco’s telework productivity savings It’s not in their job description, but some IT professionals are being asked to play a role in …
Closed offices won’t mean a long weekend for workers
Pittsburgh Business Times - - Aug 26, 2009
Telecommuting is a mainstay alternative, but some business owners are turning the summit into an opportunity for training, community service or even …
VA officials run wild
Las Vegas Sun - Aug 26, 2009
The woman leveraged that relationship into a plum telecommuting position in Florida, even though she spent the majority of her time in Washington. …
Back Burner: Aug. 26, 2009
Santa Cruz Sentinel - Aug 26, 2009
It will take place at the Satellite Telework Center in Felton at 6265 Highway 9. Attendance is limited to the first 20 respondents.
