Telecommuting

Mexican indie with a sci-fi bent asks a thought-provoking question: namely, what effect will future advances in telecommuting and robotic technology have on the current Mexican-U.S. labor problem? ❋ Unknown (2009)

The reason telecommuting is difficult is the lack of social interaction. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The number of people for whom telecommuting is even * possible* — let alone allowed by their employer — is pretty small. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Planners who want to better manage traffic are encouraged by the growth in telecommuting but still can't get many people in the Washington region to carpool. ❋ Post (2010)

The decision shocked HP employees and surprised human resource management experts, who believe telecommuting is still a growing trend. ❋ Unknown (2006)

The terms telecommuting and telework were coined by Jack Nilles in 1973. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I think people are unwilling to state the real reason for disallowing telecommuting, which is that they don't trust their staff members to do their jobs if they aren't being watched. ❋ Unknown (2008)

You may also be able to cut down your mileage by pitching the idea of telecommuting, one or two days a week to your boss. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Legislators liked the idea of telecommuting in part because it cuts dependence on foreign oil. ❋ Unknown (2005)

According to an article in Workforce Management, 70 per cent of Hewlett Packard's employees in the United States have the flexibility to telework, also known as telecommuting, on a full-time basis and the employees surveyed reported feeling healthier, less stressed and more productive as a result. ❋ Unknown (2010)

There is also the idea of telecommuting, remote meetings and classes, which develop into a real second economy. ❋ Buck Woody (2010)

This growing trend, often described as telecommuting or e-commuting, reflects a fundamental change from the traditional concept of work (performed in an office, on a nine-to-five schedule) to a more adaptive, results-based one. ❋ Brett (2010)

Bosses who have been resistant, even hostile, to the idea of telecommuting are probably rethinking their stance as they ponder all the lost productivity so far in February. ❋ InsideNova.com (2010)

For example, if you are working remotely, also called telecommuting, and decide to drive out to eat for lunch, that isn't covered ❋ Unknown (2010)

An emerging technological phenomenon called telecommuting (or telework) is helping professionals move away from physical presence at the primary work site and towards remote delivery of inputs. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Other measures include working from home -- called telecommuting -- for a full workday, which earns nine points, and a car pool program matching potential riders in the same zip code, for which the district awards seven points. ❋ Unknown (2009)