In an age of high gas prices and global warming, businesses are trying to figure out how their employees can spend less time on the road and more time telecommuting. Sun Microsystems believes they've hit upon the answer with their 10-year-old Open Work platform. In this video, correspondent Sumi Das...
Slacker Manager has a weak post on telecommuting, 8 Tips on How to Work From Home: 28 Years of Experience, by David Zinger . It's really more like eight thoughts. Only two seem like tips to me -- the rest are observations or benefits based...
Telecommuters (also known as "Teleworkers") and authorities on the topic agree that one of the most important characteristics necessary for a solid telecommuter is independence. While some employees mandate microscopic supervision, it's no surprise that the best telecommuters thrive on autonomy and little looking over the shoulder. Often, the best...
There's a new American Dream, and it's called "working from home." For many employees and professionals in the United States, one of the most ideal job arrangements is one in which they choose their own schedule and work from the environment in which they are most comfortable - that is,...
Virtual Private Network VPN is a hardware/software solution for remote workers, providing authorized users with a data-encrypted gateway through a firewall and into a corporate network. If you have telecommuters, satellite offices or employees who travel and need to connect to your corporate network via the Internet, a VPN -...
Telecommuting has gotten a bad rap. Some say that employees can't be serious about their careers if they'd rather work from home. Others insist that work groups fall apart if team members aren't physically in the office. As a small-business owner who seeks to recruit and retain good employees, you'd...
Nowadays, the opportunities to get hired to work from home are endless and continue to grow. But if you are to get hired to work at home, it's important to understand what work-at-home jobs are, why companies offer them, and how you can position yourself to get hired. By understanding...
Many managers think of telecommuting as a necessary evil for certain freelancers. But a case study conducted by The National Science Foundation and Telework Exchange free registration required suggests that having team members spend at least one day a month telecommuting could be a boon to your team's productivity. ...
The Telecommuting policy allows employees to work at home, on the road, or in a satellite location for all or part of their regular workweek. Telecommuting is a work alternative that may be appropriate for some employees and some jobs. It is not an entitlement; it is not a companywide...
Leaving work to care for a new child can complicate your career. Here's how to avoid common problems. Danger: Turning into Baby Central Neutralizer: Keep kid-centric chatter to a minimum It's natural for you to be excited about a new baby or a...
Do the traditional rules still apply when it comes to keeping your boss happy? Myth #1: Always be in the office before your boss arrives. Conventional wisdom: If you're even five minutes late, the boss will think you're a slacker. Why it's...
As the world figuratively shrinks because of advances in technology, more and more people find themselves having difficulty in keeping up. The old way of doing business and working is slowly but surely being replaced by telecommuting, work-at-home set-ups, and business process outsourcing. The changing image of the corporate structure...
Being able to efficiently access business-critical applications and line-of-business apps is essential for ensuring the productivity of workers, but it is often a challenge for branch offices, telecommuters, and mobile users. Bandwidth, latency, and connectivity problems can often slow down and disrupt performance and lead to productivity losses. ...
Six Telecommuting Myths DebunkedThis makes sense, but...The only debunked myth I have to challlenge is that the telcommuting worker is paid only for productive time. I doubt that. How do you measure productivity for a person who telecommutes when it is hard to do that for office workers...
Many people believe that working from home (sometimes known as “telecommuting” or “teleworking”) is the ideal employment option. And for many it is. It frees them from having to battle commuter traffic and crowds, allows them to get their work done without the interruptions of a busy office, and leaves...
Slate, the online magazine, is running a series of five articles entitled "American Lawbreaking." Sounds like something to check out after seeing the new Jesse James movie, but in fact the articles are much more subtle than six shooters and swagger. They examine "the laws we are allowed to break...
Telecommuting allows you to have full-time employment and a steady paycheck while experiencing the independence enjoyed by the self-employed. You can dress comfortably and avoid the hassles of commuting, saving substantially on gas and parking or public transportation. You also have a quiet workspace to yourself, making it easy to...
Making Telecommuting WorkTelecommuting is great for managersI manage a small company in the midwest and I have been usng telecommuting for three years now. I have a small office but a large employee count. Therefore most of them work at home or at "Starbucks". It's great because we are still...
Taking time off from work to care for a new child may be a federal right for many American workers, but doing it without mapping out a sound strategy can derail your career. Know Your Rights Goal: Determine exactly how...
When the Bush administration first amended FLSA laws, employers reconsidered how to classify workers to ensure compliance with "white collar" exemption regulations (who gets overtime and who doesn't). Apparently, all that classifying didn't do a lot of good because an alarming number of workers are suing for overtime pay at the...
