In a recent commentary in Mother Jones, Kiera Butler examines coworking, the solution telecommuters seek when they find they are missing the social life of the office.
Last October, Rep. Frank Wolf wrote the White House with a radical proposal to promote "environmental stewardship, family values and energy independence." In asking ...
Archive for January, 2008
Written by Real Telecommuting on January 25th, 2008
Written by Real Telecommuting on January 20th, 2008
Telecommuters whose employers are in New York State face an increased tax burden.
MORE than a few commuters from Connecticut and New Jersey have dreamed about skipping the daily slog to their office in New York and working at home.
Unfortunately, this can also turn out to be more costly, thanks to ...
Written by Real Telecommuting on January 17th, 2008
A recently published study on telecommuting has generated controversy, as Andrew R. McIlvaine reports in Human Resource Executive Online.
Teleworking: Good or bad? Depends whom you ask.
A recent study that warned of the potentially adverse effects of teleworking on co-workers left behind in the office was hotly disputed by the nation's ...
Written by Real Telecommuting on January 15th, 2008
A new study has been released.
A billion workers around the world will be classed as mobile by 2011, including nearly 75 per cent of the US workforce, according to IDC.
The analyst firm attributes the uptake to growing pressure on companies to provide work/life balance programmes, and advances in mobile technologies.
IDC's ...
Written by Real Telecommuting on January 9th, 2008
Mobile gadgets are revolutionizing the workplace and fostering telecommuting. But, as ComputerWorld's Mike Elgan reports, with mobile gadgets comes a pitfall, finding an outlet to recharge them.
The Consumer Electronics Show trade show is showcasing this year's batch of better, cheaper and cooler gadgets. Services that enable ever more powerful ...