Telecommuting

The basics of telecommuting 5 a. Definitions of telecommuting 5 b. Variations of telecommuting 6 III. Aspects that influence the implementation and utilization of telecommuting 7 a. Positive influences 7 b. Negative influences 9 IV. Is telecommuting right for your business 10 a. Benefits 10 b. Disadvantages V. Conclusion 11 INTRODUCTION Telecommuting first increased notoriety around the late 20th

#2 WORKING FROM HOME – IT’S IN THE DETAILS (An article review) 1. Identify and discuss the main problems or concerns mentioned in this case study regarding telecommuting. In your opinion, do most of these problems originate with the company or the employee? • I noticed lots of problems in this article regarding telecommuting. One of these problems is Communication breakdown. Employees under this kind of job begin to feel isolated although it is part of the job, because they are lack of

home which also has benefits for employers. As the economy develop, more companies accommodate to provide more telecommuting jobs to achieve their company goals. Besides, both employers and employees stand a chance to explore new ways to gain money in industry evolution. Therefore, home working has hit the top level of doing work more than working in a main office space. 2. Telecommuting Over the past few years, working from home has spread-out

perform their jobs away from the traditional physical workplace. The most common form of virtual work, called telecommuting or teleworking, involves working at home rather than commuting to the office” (McShane & Von Glinow, 2010, p. 22). Summary: In his article, “Unilever Moves Employee Telecommuting to a New Level,” Gary M. Stern writes about how most employers today offer telecommuting and some go beyond that. Unilever is a consumer goods company that in 2010 launched a program titled “Agile

should go forward with implementing telecommuting in the company. Next, we calculated the Internal Rate of Return through the formula in excel, which was 142%. The internal rate of return tells us that when the net present value is 0, what the rate of return is. With our calculated internal rate of return of, it makes it seem that this is an very attractive project to invest in and it seems that it will be beneficial to the company in generating

Introduction Telecommuting to work, also known as working from home, is a relatively new trend in the work environment. It is brought about by the availability of technological advances that allow for the employees to work away from the office and still manage to communicate with the other employees and supervisors, and access needed data for the work. It is an attractive concept, as who would not want to work as comfortably as they can be? Personal Reflection I have been working for three years

Occasional Telecommute for exempt associates. Unfortunately, due to lack of written process and resources for nonexempt (hourly) associates, they are left out of the occasional telecommuting. In order for fairness throughout the company, AHFC should implement a plan to include nonexempt associates in the Occasional Telecommuting Program. In turn giving the nonexempt associates the same independence as exempt associates, it would bring unity as well as the moral of the organization will increase.

While Veragon corporation 's benefit package is somewhat lacking, it does leave for an opportunity to successfully evolve the organization into a workplace that embraces and manages a multi-faceted work-life portfolio aimed at reducing the work life conflict of their employees. Movement in this direction will be a great step in building their company towards a family friendly workplace. There are numerous initiatives that could be considered such as non standard work schedules, flexible work plans

technology on the workforce of the future, I conducted a study using an historical perspective on the use of information technology in the workplace and by the workforce. This study also considered recent trends in workforce management such as telecommuting, globalization, outsourcing, and off-shoring activities. The results of this study revealed that technological advances in office equipment over the past thirty years have enabled organizations to improve operating efficiencies, improve communications

1) Sarbanes-Oxley The Sarbanes-Oxley act was enacted in 2002 as a United States federal law that changed the regulations and procedures of management and public accounting firms, and all U.S. public company boards. The act was created in response to the major scandals in corporate and accounting corporations. Sarbanes-Oxley over the years has implemented new sections and regulations. The act specifically requires that the management of public companies assess the effectiveness of the internal controls