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June
27
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Canadian
report finds paart-time workers don't enjoy the same family-friendly
benefits as their full-time counterparts. Access to telecommuting
rated as "extremely low"
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June
26
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Companies
keen on making their workforce mobile should take a long, hard look at
British Telecom's teleworking processes and policies Company has 6,000
registered teleworkers and aims for 15,000 employees within 5years
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June
26
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From
Dress-Down Friday to Dress-Down Life
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June
26
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New
research from Microsoft shows benefits of telework, but also reveals
that parents and business bosses are firmly split over the benefits
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June
26
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Hidden
costs of working from home. Working from home may be good for the
soul. But we can't take for granted that it is cheaper or good for the
environment Note: while there are some travel and financial costs,
the overwhelming evidence is that the benefits generally far outweigh
the costs
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June
24
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Virtual
Private Networks (VPN) allow teleworkers and travelers to write
reports, check e-mail, use the Web etc from anywhere - just as though
they were there in person
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June
24
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When
it comes to the threat of SARS, balancing employee rights and safety
is essential to health and business. Telecommuting or teleconferencing
are often better options than making a suspect employee come to work
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June
23
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2003
Commuter Challenge: 48,000 participants in 43 communities across
Canada walked, cycled, skated, bused, teleworked or carpooled to
improve air quality and reduce the risk of climate change
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June
23
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Homeland
Security, telecommuting and E-government cited as major factors in
skyrocketing US Federal Government spending on telecommunications
products and services
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June
23
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Work/life
programs important as ever. Despite today's tattered economy,
employers hold on to flexible hours, child care, stress management
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June
19
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Seunghae Lee, a doctoral student at
Michigan State University, is researching the effect of alternative
officing strategies on teleworker behavior, and seeks participants to
complete a small survey. Participants have a chance to win
$100US. Full details here
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June
19
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Telework
and the Inclusive Workforce. Telework extends and broadens
inclusiveness for those who cannot commute to the traditional office
with ease, such as people with disabilities or seniors
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June
19
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Austin
Texas will face federal sanctions unless it can reduce ozone levels.
Telecommuting to be part of the plan
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June
18
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Ergonomics
and the Telecommuter: Over 28 million Americans went to work today
without ever leaving their homes
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June
17
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UK
Labour Force Survey shows 1.9 million teleworkers -- a 65% growth over
the past five years
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June
16
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Workers
feel right at home. Zero commute time catches for lawyer and others in
Gwinnett
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June
16
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Abandon
desks, ye who work here. More about Sun Microsystems decision to send
employees home to telework
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June
13
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Uniprise
to layoff 193 of its 300-plus employeesshutter. The rest to
telecommute from home
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June
12
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California's
workplace laws help protect employees from illness and injury on the
job -- at their employer's place of business, but also at home when
they telecommute
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June
12
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Flex
time can work for families. Job schedules can accommodate worker needs
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June
12
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Moving
the Economy speaker Bob Fortier discusses remote access benefits via
Satellite from his home
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June
12
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The trend
of moving as much work as possible to countries with the lowest wages
growing with telework
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June
12
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Businesses
opt to cut expenses by closing offices, moving home. Telecommuting
grows in popularity
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June
12
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10,000
protestors predicted for Sacramento Conference. Department of
Agriculture encourages telecommuting for everyone who has the
capability - will provide online training avialable
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June
12
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New
study on telecommuting by Boeing and University of Washington could
provide some hard data, bringing together a high-capacity fiber-optic
line, serious academic research and a real-world partner
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June
3
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Peter
de Jager offers tips to make To make virtual offices and telecommuting
work properly. One of the most important is for managers to start
trusting staff to work remotely
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June
3
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US
transportation research group says commuters waste up to $1,686
annually sitting in traffic. Employers urged to adopt flex-scheduling
and telecommuting so their people are not on the roads at peak hours
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June
3
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Red
Tape: Are You Cheating Your Employees? Outdated Fair Labor Standards
Act (FLSA) not quite prepared for telecommuting. Employers could be
liable for overwork
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June
3
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Maine
laptop program may help economy and telecommuting
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June
2
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Everything
old is new again. In the case of employment and careers, the tradition
of working at home is increasingly being tried in new and different
ways
Maine laptop program helpful in the economy and telecommuting, and I
see a lot of positive developments from this.”
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June
2
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Working
from home can keep everybody happy. Excellent article from the
Columbia Business Journal looks at the history and impact of telework
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June
2
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Flexible
jobs, including those that offer telework, give families more time
with their children
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June
2
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Whatever
happened to Telecommuting?
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June
2
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20
bold predictions for the next 20 years. Top futurists, experts and
CEOs polled by Profit Magazine predict that the office will become
obsolete, and that technology will make telecommuting possible. And
for many businesses, it could be a matter of survival
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June
2
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US
study finds that teleworkers equipped with high-speed, “always on”
broadband service produce as much as 33% more than those with dial-up
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