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July 31	Keeping the home fires burning - New Zealand writer surprised that more people aren't teleworking
July 30	17-year-old wants to telecommute. Working on her summer job, she knows programmers can work from home. Why not her, too?
July 30	Don't think of teleworkers as office shirkers -- Having staff out of sight working wherever they like and at whatever hours may fill some managers with horror. With new legislation, employers can no longer afford to be cynical about individuals who choose to work from home
July 29	US Patent Office terminates telework program because union will not agree that teleworking patent examiners must be top performers with no disciplinary problems, and that they agree to share their offices
July 26	More companies allowing -- even directing -- their staff to telecommute. Boston's StatusOne Health Systems Inc. built its business on a model that would have been unthinkable a decade ago: Its core employees work from home
July 26	Offer to let US Federal agencies use telework centers at no cost drew 130 federal employees new to telecommuting to the facilities, according to the General Services Administration
July 25	US National Treasury Employees Union and the Securities and Exchange Commission reach tentative agreement. Includes provisions to allow employees to work at home up to 2 days per week on a regular schedule, or 5 consecutive days on a project
July 25	Rx for telework. In 2000, Health First (a three-hospital network in Viera, Fla) suffered from a recruitment crisis. Company execs knew telework could keep them competitive, but they couldn't launch a significant telework program without an overhaul of the hospitals' communications systems. Here's what they did
July 23	Where should I sit? Cigna Corporation has learned that home is not the only office for teleworkers. Sometimes, teleworkers need an office at the office - even if it's not their own
July 23	Association Magazine: E-Commuting � Reducing Costs And Improving Productivity
July 22	Recent medical diagnosis of "hyperacusis" makes telework highly attractive for Windsor woman
July 21	Savings and loyalty gains - Teleworking can be advantageous for both parties concerned. For companies, it offers cost savings, efficiency gains and employee loyalty
July 21	The man who cheated death -- twice. Employers of couple involved in earthquake and in 9-11 disaster allow them to keep their jobs by telecommuting from upstate NY
July 21	Information Technology Association of America survey shows that telecommuting, or �e-work�, is widely recognized by most adults as a fast track to a better life
July 19	Broadband, telecommuting seen as economic boons -- In an effort to improve sluggish broadband adoption, high-tech firms encourage telework or telecommuting as a way to improve productivity, reduce costs and encourage baby boomer employees nearing retirement to remain in the workforce
July 18	US House Appropriations Committee approves $500,000 for a training program to address managerial barriers to telecommuting
July 18	Stressed at the office? Take it home. Stressed colleagues, office politics and the trials of commuting are behind the huge rise in the number of people opting to work from home
July 18	The mobile web: Millions already telecommute, but if people like Arturo Pereyra have their way, they soon can telecommute, or do just about anything else you can do on a computer -- not just from home but everywhere they go
July 17	Most Koreans favor a five-day workweek, but many are still cautious about the timing of the introduction of the system
July 17	Expertcity CEO Says Telework Will Be Key Driver of Mainstream Broadband Conversion; Large and Growing Remote Workforce Will Be Powerful Catalyst for In-Home Adoption
July 17	European Framework Agreement on Telework improves conditions for teleworkers - employers and trades unions sign agreement to give 4.5 million teleworkers more security while maintaining business flexibility (pdf file)
July 16	Broadband selling like crazy this summer - telecommuters and kids drive sales
July 16	Weighing In on Those 'Parking Perks' - The D.C. area should take advantage of telecommuting
July 16	See Teleworking for Hi-Tech Consultants - Article contributed by British Columbia's Robyn Schell
July 16	Employing Agents Who Are Outta Sight -- Here's what to keep in mind if you rely on agents outside your line of vision, plus what's new with the intriguing paradigm of working with independent contractors
July 15	Montreal designer / tech writer set to leave job in order to telework
July 11	Make your workplace better for working parents by letting them select the schedule that most meets their needs
July 11	Try negotiating for a flexible schedule: While flexible scheduling is the benefit of choice in the US, employees still have difficulty asking for it - and employers granting it
July 10	Flexible work and small businesses -- Formal and informal practices
July 10	Paying lip service to work-life balance -- Are we getting there, or do we only think we are?
July 9	Avoiding the highway - Do traffic congestion and pollution beset your community? Can working at home a few days a week or month make a difference?
July 8	Telework growing concern in Buenos Aires
July 8	Governor's support boosts telework: Gov. Jane Dee Hull's telework program reduces congestion, pollution around Phoenix
July 6	New New legislation to be passed this month will make flexible hours and teleworking a reality, improving the quality of family life for 3.8 million working parents
July 5	92% of Employees say that telework is important when looking for new job, according to TrueCareers survey. 91% think telecommuting is more productive
July 5	Getting out of gridlock. See last section titled: "The Electronic Commute"
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