DJ Taylor: Flights of fancy
Independent, UK - Jan 24, 2009
“You’ll all be telecommuting and video-conferencing.” As an undergraduate I used to attend seminars got up to address not “The future of the book” but “Has …
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Family ties unite past, present and future
Columbus Telegram, NE - Jan 23, 2009
I am writing this blog from sunny Arizona where I am on vacation with my two children and “telecommuting.” Prior to traveling to Arizona, our family drove …
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The Green Machine That is Telecom
Gerson Lehrman Group, New York - Jan 23, 2009
One of the simplest examples, telework, is stubbornly resisted by many managers, and even some workers, because of a perceived loss of control and …
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Trademark attorneys can call it in
FCW.com, VA - Jan 23, 2009
By John Moore Jay Besch is fairly new to telework, but his employer, the US Patent and Trademark Office, has been at it for a quite a while. …
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The new faces of telework
FCW.com, VA - Jan 23, 2009
Oakes is part of a new wave of government employees, including lawyers, case workers, program managers and military commanders, for whom telework is now an …
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Home agents deliver efficiency, talent
SmartBrief, DC - Jan 23, 2009
Telecommuting offers several advantages: a larger and more qualified staff, lower rates of absenteeism and turnover, reduction in the budget for facilities …
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100 Best Companies — Parents Welcome
Orlando Sentinel, FL - Jan 23, 2009
83 of the companies allowed telecommuting, including #81, SC Johnson & Son, with 39% of total employees working from home at least some of the time. …
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Mayo Clinic makes Fortune’s ‘best’ list
Post-Bulletin, MN - Jan 23, 2009
… job sharing, compressed workweek, telecommuting and domestic-partner benefits. The magazine also notes that Mayo had 1000 job openings as of Jan. 13. …
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Wegmans ranked fifth-best place to work
Buffalo News, United States - Jan 23, 2009
Wegmans lists of employees perks also includes fitness center discounts, job sharing, compressed workweeks, telecommuting, and domestic partner benefits for …
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Let’s Just Say It: Print More Money
Seeking Alpha, NY - Jan 23, 2009
So oil goes back to $120 and gas $4/gallon - we can telecommute while we build out solar and the smart grid. Food climbs - the government can stop paying …
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The ‘cloud’ improves collaboration, saves costs
Mass High Tech, USA - Jan 22, 2009
A team member in Framingham, for example, could chat in a spreadsheet at the same time as a colleague telecommuting from Nashua or Providence — or a manager …
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Why Are Federal Web Sites So Bad?
Nextgov, DC - Jan 22, 2009
The IT work that’s gone into building telework programs, for example, has been extremely impressive: when 60 percent of an agency’s headquarters staff can …
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Casting a wide telework net
FCW.com, VA - Jan 22, 2009
TYPES OF JOBS: All jobs at DISA are eligible for telework. TELEWORK GEAR: Laptop secured by a built-in smart card reader with access to enterprise systems …
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Pioneering a home-based command
FCW.com, VA - Jan 22, 2009
TELEWORK GEAR: Service-issued cell phone and laptop with access to Navy servers via virtual private network; collaboration tools include Defense Connect …
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Practicing what she preaches
FCW.com, VA - Jan 22, 2009
Jen Steele directs the largest telework program in Louisiana state government — and is a teleworker herself. The Work@Home program Steele helped establish …
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Perks Aplenty
CSNews Online, NY - Jan 22, 2009
And Valero grants employees access to perks such as child care and a fitness center, as well as condensed workweeks and telecommuting opportunities. …
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SC Johnson Again a Best Place to Work in America
PR Newswire (press release), NY - Jan 22, 2009
Also noted was the company’s world-class fitness center, job sharing and telecommuting opportunities. SC Johnson is one of four Wisconsin companies on the …
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Top 10 ‘Must Have’ Technology Trends for Homes
Wall Street Journal Blogs, NY - Jan 22, 2009
Productivity BlackBerrys, telecommuting, a global economy. Working from home is inevitable; plan for it with properly designed and spaced offices. …
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St. Louis firms make Fortune’s best workplaces
Bizjournals.com, NC - Jan 22, 2009
The company offers work-life perks including job sharing and telecommuting, according to Fortune. Edward Jones also is in the midst of a multiphase …
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