Work at home, home business, and freelance job news for the week beginning February 16, 2008.
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Next Generation Policy Discussion Streamed Live on NextGenWeb.org …
Biloxi Sun Herald, USA - Feb 25, 2008
… is revolutionizing the classroom experience and how it can play a key role in reducing hazardous greenhouse gas emissions through telecommuting. …
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Employers becoming more flexible: Survey
Canadian HR Reporter, Canada - Feb 25, 2008
Working parents aren’t the only ones who benefit from perks such as telecommuting, flextime, extended family leave and elder care. …
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Jeffrey Ringold: Hope for transportation future
Santa Cruz Sentinel, CA - Feb 25, 2008
What if half the employees in the state could telecommute two or three days per week? What seemed impossible just five years ago may prove entirely possible …
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Remote workers indulge in risky behavior
eChannelLine, Canada - Feb 25, 2008
“It gives companies around the world competitive advantages, operational efficiency, opportunities for businesses growth and [telecommuting] benefits from …
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Telecommuters feel sting of taxes
StarNewsOnline.com, NC - Feb 24, 2008
Congress completed its last session without taking up the Telecommuter Tax Fairness Act, a measure sponsored in the Senate by Christopher J. Dodd of …
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Commuting clergyman
TheReporter.com, CA - Feb 23, 2008
When she began telecommuting, they needed more space. They looked in Napa, but housing prices had skyrocketed. “I was now at St. Thomas’s in San Francisco, …
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Pedal to the metal in solving gridlock
The Age, Australia - Feb 23, 2008
… central Melbourne were developing plans to “promote travel to work by walking, cycling and public transport, as well as car-pooling and telecommuting“. …
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Candidate outlines economic plan
Press & Sun-Bulletin, NY - Feb 22, 2008
Phillips also proposes a $1000 “Telecommuter Tax Credit” to promote working from home, which he also believes would bring jobs upstate, and pledged to …
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New book looks at women’s negotiating skills
Scripps News, DC - Feb 22, 2008
For instance, if your boss asks you to stay on with the company and telecommute when your spouse is transferred to another state, ask the boss to pay for a …
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The 8:30 Report: What Philly’s Talking About
Philadelphia Magazine’s Daily Examiner, PA - Feb 22, 2008
How about trying that telecommute thing you’ve been talking to the boss about? [Inquirer] Arlen snarls alone: Our esteemed senior senator may still be …
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Telecommuting: Is it for you?
Computerworld, MA - Feb 22, 2008
The number are encouraging for those of us who have to convince employers to adapt to telecommuting. On Monday, Tandberg Federal and Telework Exchange …
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State workers back to 8-to-5
Columbus Dispatch, OH - Feb 22, 2008
Policies giving employees flexible hours and telecommuting opportunities became increasingly popular in the 1990s. Supporters say such employee-friendly …
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New kind of community on horizon
Ventura County Star, CA - Feb 22, 2008
But he also thinks that the model is one that will create small, self-sufficient communities, where people live near work or telecommute from home — as …
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Everyday is Earth Day
Express Computers, India - Feb 21, 2008
Sun has initiated numerous programs within the company to raise awareness and protect the environment, including recycling, conservation, telecommuting, …
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It’s easy being green
SheKnows.com, AZ - Feb 21, 2008
If you live too far away, look into telecommuting from home at least once a week or car pooling with your co-workers. Instead of purchasing a new bottle of …
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Premier says no to carbon tax plan
ChronicleHerald.ca, Canada - Feb 21, 2008
I have to wonder, how many people who drive into work every day could actually telecommute and accomplish their work at home? I realize that this could not …
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Workers shun civil service employment
SW Radio Africa, Zimbabwe - Feb 21, 2008
Summary & Comment: Gone are the days when Zimbabwean civil servants enjoyed such benefits as flexible work schedules, telecommuting, family friendly feave …
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Microsoft uses green tactics to push Vista
ITWorld Canada, Canada - Feb 21, 2008
The second are those who commit to improving their internal policies, such as more energy efficiency in the workplace, telecommuting, and recycling programs …
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Dzama Missed the Mark About Telecommuting
Kitsap Sun (Subscription), United States - Feb 21, 2008
… our transportation woes thru encouraging “telecommuting,” citing it as “another attempt to rein in the current sky-is-falling issue of global warming. …
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Manny Ramirez Requests Work From Home Status From Red Sox
Bleacher Report, CA - Feb 20, 2008
The Red Sox have tentatively agreed to allow Ramirez to telecommute, claiming that although their offense may suffer without him at the ballpark, …
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Generation Gap
GovExec.com, DC - Feb 20, 2008
… (such as insurance and retirement) and more interested in alternative benefits (such as alternative work schedules and telecommuting),” MSPB wrote. …
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Planning for peak oil - what it will mean
On Line opinion, Australia - Feb 20, 2008
… lanes and soft technology, such as scooters, cycling and walking. As far as work is concerned, we are going to have to look at encouraging telecommuting.
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Mary Ellen Slayter
Washington Post, United States - Feb 20, 2008
I was employed as a part-time telecommuter by a company based in Maryland. I live in Philly. About two weeks ago, I was laid off as a part of a company-wide …
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Survey: More government workers can telecommute
Washington Post, United States - Feb 20, 2008
A three-day-a-week government telecommuter could save an average of US$5878 a year in commuting costs and avoid putting 9060 pounds of pollutants into the …
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Government’s business leader warns on flexible working
IT PRO, UK - Feb 20, 2008
… potentially extending the right to request flexible working - be it telecommuting or flexible hours - to anyone with children under the age of 18. …
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A Family Friendly Small Business Nightmare
Acton Institute, MI - Feb 20, 2008
Firms would try various combinations of leave policies, job sharing, flex-time and telecommuting. Companies might try one approach for new mothers, …
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6 Ways to Thrive During a Recession
U.S. News & World Report, DC - Feb 20, 2008
But the fact is, trends like telecommuting and flextime have made companies—and customers—more open than ever to creative work arrangements. …
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Monsanto Grabs ‘Green’ Title in Computers
Mid-South Farmer, AR - Feb 20, 2008
… at its headquarters from renewable sources such as wind power, and has a concerted effort to work in an efficient and effective telecommuting model. …
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Working While Sick
Outside the Beltway, VA - Feb 19, 2008
Telecommuting would be a workable solution in many cases but not all of them. Still, I’m sympathetic to Laura’s point. Indeed, I’m not sure that offices …
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“This isn’t your father’s [or mother's, ahem] telecommute”
BostonNOW, MA - Feb 19, 2008
However, there is a fundamental difference between telecommuting and the long hallway. To be a remote worker means that the core function of a company lies …
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Student Interests Abandoned as Golf Tourney Tees Off
The UCSD Guardian Online, CA - Feb 19, 2008
For one, whenever feasible academic departments should “consider telecommuting arrangements for the period of June 9-15.” Finals week is a time when …
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Costlier land spurs chasm
Auburn Citizen, NY - Feb 18, 2008
Building limits, state ownership or control of more than half the 6-million-acre park, growing Internet and telecommuting capability, Baby Boomers heading …
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Finesse a Flexible Work Schedule
Wall Street Journal - Feb 18, 2008
Next, ask about productivity: Is your manager happy with your performance since you’ve started telecommuting? And make sure your communication is adequate: …
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