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June 29
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US public sector bodies could lose several million dollars of
funding if they do not encourage more staff to telework |
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June 28
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The flexible workplace - a world where people can reach
"partner" status at work and still be home to greet their
children after school. A world where even single professionals
without kids can choose to work part time |
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June 25
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US Federal Government hosts special telework training, for the
purpose of training and increasing employee participation, at
the sixteen agencies reporting less than 2% participation |
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June 24
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US
feds must modernize their definition of workplace. For a growing
number of people, it's not a single place anymore. "The concept
of workplace — where's the place? Location is
going to become increasingly irrelevant in how we think about
our work lives |
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June 24
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IT jobs are moving offshore at an increasing pace. A good
portion of US info tech workers have already has evolved to a
remote-work situation, although the arrangement is not always
termed "teleworking" |
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June 24
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Rep. Frank R. Wolf (R-Va.) cracks
the whip to get agencies moving on telework. US federal agencies
that failed to comply with bill allowing 100% of eligible
Federal employees to telecommuters will face a budget cut of
$5 million each. Right now, only 6% telework. Managerial
resistance is at root of slow takeup |
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June 24
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2004 Catalyst Survey: Most Top Women Execs Want CEO Job. 51% of
women and 43% of men desire more work-life balance, including
more telecommuting and flexible schedules |
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June 23
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Keep Your Home Office From Taking Over Your Home |
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June 22
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Study says urban rail likely to fail in North Carolina. Like
many other cities, area is ill-suited for rail and would be
better off adding additional lane capacity to roads and pursuing
traditional and newer commuting options like bus rapid
transit and telecommuting. Telecommuting offers a cost-effective
way to decrease the number of cars on the road simply by
allowing workers to stay home. If current trends continue, soon
more Americans will be telecommuters than transit commuters |
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June 21
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Recent press reports suggest that ‘offshore outsourcing’ to Asia
have a major impact on jobs in Europe. Report explores the
trends and the implications for managers, workers and
policy-makers |
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June 21
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When you can't work from home, Part 6 |
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June 17
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Career Builder 2004 Report: Report says working fathers keen for
work-life balance, including telework |
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June 16
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The CIA — the Italian Agriculturalist Confederation — has deemed
the new inter-confederate agreement on telework satisfactory |
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June 15
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The upcoming Democratic convention in Boston is certain to be a
commuter's nightmare. But it could also be a telecommuter's
dream |
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June 15
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Seeking a commute that skips the driving |
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June 15
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In its huge
telework survey of 8,300 Europeans, Monster.com found that 75% of
Brits are in favour of teleworking
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June 14
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When you can’t work from home, Part 5. New work “club” offers
the best of both worlds |
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June 14
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Telecommuting can help you remodel your fuel costs. Many
employers offer telecommuting as an option. Your car gets better
fuel economy if it's parked |
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June 14
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Advice to would-be telecommuters" First prove yourself, then
seek concessions" |
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June 14
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Despite technology advances, office remains the place to be, but
telecommuting has been more of an evolution, not a revolution |
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June 14
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The upcoming Democratic convention in Boston is certain to be a
commuter's nightmare. But it could also be a telecommuter's
dream |
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June 11
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STILE
announces it's fall conference — Measuring the Information Society
— to be held in in Brussels |
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June 10
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Alliance Launches Telecommute Effort - The Economic Development
Alliance of Lincoln County, Oregon, is forming a Telecommute
Committee aimed at positioning Lincoln County as a place for
telecommuters to live and work |
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June 10
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With miles to go, US government makes progress toward
telecommuting |
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June 8
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OPM report links telework to emergency readiness |
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June 8
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Americans must fight petroleum addiction - telecommuting touted
as one good strategy to minimize dependence |
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June 7
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Telework tax timeline — New York state’s history of double
taxing non-resident teleworkers could soon end with federal
legislation |
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June 7
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New
telecommuting study "When the Workplace Is Many Places" has many
interesting findings |
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June 7
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Jack Nilles, has an
updated his on-line telework/telecommuting cost-benefit analysis
for employer's and teleworkers |
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June 3
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The Odds Of Teleworking. US federal teleworkers double number in
two years |
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June 2
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As fire disrupts parts of US Commerce Dept., employees who
"telework" from their homes or elsewhere were told to continue
working |
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June 1
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US Office of Personnel
Management emphasizes the importance of having a network of
telecommuters in place in the event of an emergency |
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June 1
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Five teleworking mothers honored as best in Malaysian contest |
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