The Vancouver Sun reports on a recent study that confirms what teleworkers have experienced and what employers are beginning to recognize and acknowledge. Working from home, or “telecommuting,” is becoming more commonplace and popular among workers as technological advancements allow for it. But is everyone a fan? The conventional wisdom is that allowing people to [...]

As Carol McAlice Currie points out, the hazards of the winter commute lend strength and poignancy to arguments for telecommuting. During the recent spate of freezing weather and icy driving conditions, I’ve heard from dozens of readers disgusted with the yahoos (and I’m not talking search engines here) who refuse to slow down and exercise [...]

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 President Bush to designate [...]