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Telework news archives #7
Sept - Dec 2000

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Dec 28 Poor competition hurts telecommuters & means online life in the slow lane

 

Dec 28 Washington supervisor receives award for resolving telecommuting issues

 

Dec 28 Poorly researched article: "Companies Put the Brakes on Telecommuting"

 

Dec 26 Telecommuting — a business solution that is here to stay — has many advantages

 

Dec 24 Want to increase productivity, reduce real estate & energy costs, absenteeism, pollution & improve satisfaction, retention?

 

Dec 21 Telecommuting pegged as the largest workplace trend of the new century

 

Dec 19 Office with a door: Need peace & quiet? Time to lay down some ground rules

 

Dec 16 Telework success is in the details

 

Dec 15 Corporate inflexibility to telework leads to high turnover & hurts productivity

 

Working at home requires discipline

 

Telecommuting: Is it an added perk, or added work?

 

Saying yes to telecommuting: One thing I miss about working at an office - slacking off and kicking back on the company dime

 

Teleworking on trial. Is telework the death knell of the traditional office? Is it really the best way forward for your business?

 

More telecommuters take work wherever they want, provide glimpse of the future

 

At work, at home. Telecommuting offers great way to save travel time

While internal combustion engines dominate roads, telecommuting seen as one way to avoid reliance

Is work at home for you?

Federal employees are more likely to leave their jobs when telecommuting isn't offered — US Merit Systems Protection Board survey (pdf)

Give up the kitchen table — Teleworkers are often left on their own when it comes to ergonomics

Penatagon taps National Guard for infowar duties. Front line guard teams to telecommute from remote locations

Earn less, but make more with telecommuting

Location, location, location: no longer a priority thanks to 'e'

51 million telecommuters seen by 2030 should ease time crunch and commuting fatigue

This site ranked #1 (out of hundreds) by Security Career Center

Texas clean air planners prepare to lean on companies that fail to encourage ride-sharing, telecommuting etc to reduce ozone levels

Hey, where s the tech? Telecommuting sometimes doesn't work because of a lack of support.

Telecommuting Risk Management: Bring The Work (But Not The Risks) To The Worker

New Microsoft facility provides teleworkers with a place to meet customers, and "plug into" virtual workspaces at the office

Working, but not in the office  Stories involve Maryland's Telework Partnership with Employers

Home is where your work is —The key to a successful home office is creating a space that's separate from your personal life

$50,000 Merrill Lynch award recognizes importance of telework in enabling workers with disabilities to work productively among workforce

Law Office Politics: Merger Whines, Rocky Relationships & Telecommuting Woes

Volunteers telecommuting more, telecommuters volunteering more 

VALUES SHIFT: Technology, telecommuting etc means job even more important for personal interaction

National Post — Celebrate Telework Day 2000. Telling the boss you are working from home benefits business, helps reduce infrastructure problems plaguing our largest cities

Know who your friends are: Jeff Zbar's teleworker tips for getting along with IT support 

British government survey demonstrates benefits of working from home, shows men keener than women to work from home

See the Uncora Corporation telework case study

Teleworkers bring thorny problems to security's front lines

IDC says the number of Western European telecommuters will increase from 3.7 million in 1999 to 9.4 million in 2004

Many DSL choices available for teleworkers — Security, availability top list of things remote network managers should look for

Employers, workers begin to hang up on telecommuting

Absenteeism a big problem, but "work-life programs" including flexible scheduling, job sharing and telecommuting can reduce

Ottawa office space market in crisis. Telework, office sharing and hoteling seen as a solution

if you want to ask your boss about telecommuting, but don't want to blow your chances, here's what to ask - see "Nov 7"

If you're free next May 15/16, attend the International Symposium on Telework and new forms of work in Quebec City, Canada

If elected, George Bush would aggressively promote work-at-home / "telework" opportunities for the disabled

Media CEOs Savor Life Out West While Holding Jobs Back East
With telecommuting, 2 executives enjoy best of both worlds

Washington DC Governments Seek To Boost Telecommuting: The best solution to Washington gridlock has nothing to do with building roads, running Metro lines or limiting development. Rather, say local officials, it could be a matter of working at home

Telecommuter Population Explodes: IDC says expect increases of 9% in US; 28% in Latin America; and 28% in Western Europe

Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce supports telecommuting as part of strike contingency plans

The telecommuting revolution. We are no longer in the dark ages of telecommuting

Beating the Dead Horse - Why finding telework jobs is such hard work!

Telework, flex time and light rail to ease transportation for Salt Lake City Olympic games (Salt Lake Tribune archives)

Crete Telework Network: Teleworking from the island of Crete

Check out our new telework bumper stickers. We now have the best collection ever!

Government raises bar on telework

Toronto Sun: Telecommuting tales: Paving the way to a worker-friendly worldarticle. Features CTA exec Craig Lee

Award-winning 'televillage', designed to cater for people who work from home, goes into receivership

Telecommuting revolution: Telecommuting renaissance thanks to new technology

Telecommuting revisited!  Are telecommuters are a self-congratulatory, insecure bunch, harboring a paranoid delusion about getting caught not working?

Written telecommuting rules protects employers, maximizes government support, hours of work, safety, accommodation of disabled

Bellevue sponsors Telework Challenge: Telework workshop on the benefits and costs of telecommuting -- Thursday, Oct. 25

Kinetic Workplace sets up telecommuting programs for a growing number of companies

Companies outsmart killer commute

Staff recruitment and retention: CIO panel recommends hiring IT rookies and investing in flexible hours, telecommuting etc

European Commission invests 1 million Euro in telework project aimed at creating and providing new solutions for disabled people

Gartner VP John Girard says teleworkers' health and safety rights being eroded by employers who fail to address their needs in company teleworking strategies

eWeek report: Virtual workplace: The end of productivity?

Revamped Telecommute Connecticut site promotes telecommuting, helps Connecticut employers implement telecommuting programs

Miss Manners: Tattling on a truant telecommuter. At-office colleague won't take any more crap from teleworker with poor work ethic

IT workers who have clamored for the chance to telecommute now have stronger ammunition for making their case

Singapore's Civil Service to give 3 days marriage leave, 3 days paternity leave, as well as telecommuting and flextime to help parents care for their children

Minnesota's $11 million Rural Telework Act of 2000 aimed at connecting its rural workforce to metropolitan, national or international  high-tech jobs

Hawaii: City of Oahu to urge telecommuting and flex hours to ease traffic during bus strike

The Institute of Directors: Following its survey of 1,500 workers and 150 companies, the Institute predicts that by 2020, 25% of people will no longer work in a traditional office and that 50% will work from home in some form

Use of 'virtual teams' holds promise of improved work project management but real limits remain

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