Research: TelecommutingAll the information you need to get up to speed on telecommuting. Perhaps your job as IT executive has become more complicated in recent years as the number remote workers has increased. We've explored many of the issues you may be facing as well as others that may help your beginning teleworkers.
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Telecommuting is really an old idea: an example from 1877
Quick Stats Examines the business issues and explains some of the critical benefits and decision issues related to adopting, promoting and benefiting from a strong teleworking initiative. Requires free registration. ITpapers.com. Major resources
The new telework Includes industry reports, advice, and tips Telework Connection. European Telework and Telecommuting online Links to FAQs, reports, magazines, events and lots more. 100 top telecommuting sites This is truly a great resource with links to the 100 sites. World Environmental Organization. Useful information from around the world and many perspectives Gil Gordon & Associates Consulting. Telecommuting and teleworking resources Phoenix College. Archived articles and links about televillages and telecenters, and a list of recommended reading Fleming Ltd. JALA site Links to industry reports and cost/benefit analyses about telecommuting. Statistics and trends in telecommuting Telecommuting Resource Center.
Telecommuting increases as businesses compete for talent
Telecommute America
Telecommuting Reading Room An online newsletter for telecommuters and their managers. CleanAir.org. A message board for telecommuting parents Part of the Parent's Place at iVillage.com, it's a place where parents discuss problems of teleworking. A free members-only bulletin board to discuss telecommuting issues Scheduled online chats Tuesday and Thursday evenings. About.com. The Distance Manager: A Hands On Guide to Managing Off-Site Employees and Virtual Teams Kimball Fisher, Mareen Duncan Fisher McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing, 2000. $17.46 Managing Telework: Perspectives from Human Resource Management and Work Psychology Kevin Daniels, David Lamond, Peter Standen Thomson Learning Europe, 2000. $36.95 Managing Telework: Strategies for Managing the Virtual Workforce Jack M. Nilles John Wiley & Sons, 1998. $34.95 Telecommuting Success : A Practical Guide for Staying in the Loop While Working Away from the Office Michael J. Dziak, Gil Gordon Jist Works, 2001. $13.56 Employer considerations A taxing dilemma for telework Unwitting IT managers could get caught in the crossfire among corporations,teleworkers and state governments over inconsistent tax rules. Network World, 12/24/01. Out of site How to manage remote workers to make sure your company is delivering consistent IT services to all locations. Network World, 10/09/00. How to managing telecommuters About.com. Managing telecommuters An article on management by objective. Cisco.com. New Management Learning how to manage (and pay) by results rather than effort from Telecommuting Review Online, 03/99. Shopping for speed Network World, 04/16/01. What (Virginia) businesses want Network World, 06/11/01. Telecommuting information for managers Workathomesuccess.com. Alternative work arrangements Network World, 07/02/01. Spotting the early signs of failure Net.Worker, 04/09/01. Enormous IS costs for remote access CIO Enterprise magazine, 07/15/99. Tax credits to corporations for promoting telecommuting in CA and NJ Fighting pollution with telecommuting in new Delhi Rediff.com. Utah: Telecommuting Policy Recommendations Utah State Office of Education Policy. Corporate advantages and savings from teleworkers AREVO. Telecommuting in Massachusetts Synopsis of the Massachusetts Telecommuting Initiative. Don't let storms disrupt your workday The Canadian Telework Association advocates using planned telework to continue workplace production during snowstorms or other emergencies. The case for Telecommuting as a win/win solution Nu Route Program. Pros and cons for employers Canadian Telework Association. Employee Considerations Advantages to workers according to AREVO A test to evaluate if your job is one suitable for telecommuting About.com. Pros and cons for employees Canadian Telework Association. Is your personality suited for Telework? About.com. A long list of disadvantages Enough disadvantages for both employee and employer to give the most enthusiastic pause. Telework Connection. Telecommuting calculator Calculate how much gas you would save. AT&T Telework Web Guide. OSHA regulations
OSHA Web site This ill-fated letter was withdrawn on 1/5/00. If enforced, it would have brought many, if not most, teleworkers back to the main office. Written by Richard Fairfax, Director of Compliance Programs at OSHA. Reversal letter This is the letter that withdraws mandated regulation and responsibility for white collar home workers. Congressional testimony Statement of Charles N. Jeffress, assistant secretary for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Labor Department before the Subcommittee on Employment, Safety, and Training, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, 01/25/00. Legal/Liability Issues Telework Connection. Who has responsibility for Home Office safety? Clark College. Environmental issues
Telecommuting and its potential environmental impact Information on the environmental impact of telework. Information,links to additional resources and even a hot line for telecommuting issues. The road not taken Environmental benefits of telecommuting. AT&T Telework Web Guide. Case Studies Isolation Several home workers and how they cope with the absence of co-workers is presented in a report from CNN Financial Services. Self discipline and organization Teleworkers from companies as diverse as Golf.com and Hewlett-Packard share their experiences in Mid Willamette Valley online. Enforced telecommuting How one worker came to telecommute from expediency and why she stays from the AT&T Telework Web Guide. Vignettes A series of sometimes humorous vignettes of teleworkers occasionally in surprising occupations. Extreme Telecommuting A teleworker and his wife who have turned this employment option into an odyssey. More links
A Telecommuter's Christmas Carol A journal to provide information about the unsustainability of contemporary transport and an independent medium for creative ideas. A Generic Telecommuter's agreement Gil Gordon and Associates. Let a colleague know about this page
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