Archive for October, 2007


Excused Absence Network: Company Addresses the Hardships of Inflexible Work Schedules

The non-telecommuting workaday life has its pitfalls, among them, inflexible work schedules. Indeed there are legitimate reasons to need time off, for child care or a personal or family emergency. Not surprisingly, a company is addressing those needs: Feeling like playing hooky, but nervous about getting caught? The Excused Absence Network has got your back. [...]

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Co-Working: Latest Trend in Telecommuting

Telecommuting or teleworking has a new twist, as PC World reports: Jon Pierce‘s teleworking office can’t get much more casual. Operating out of the third floor of a Cambridge, Mass., triple-decker apartment building, Pierce and several of his peers come to work dressed in jeans and spend their days pecking away diligently at their keyboards. [...]

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Independent Workers, 30 Percent of U.S. Workforce, an Emerging Political Force

A Washington Times editorial notes that independent workers make up 30 percent of the U.S. workforce and are, as yet, not a fully recognized constituency: As presidential candidates roll out new health-care plans that rely on employers and government, they might turn their attention to this fact: Independent workers — which include part-time workers, the [...]

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