A job so flexible…even a Tucson RV’er could do it
Tucson Citizen
So instead of looking for a great number of employees to relocate and increase demand for harmful growth, they will allow employees to telecommute from a distance. Beginning in 1999 as a subsidiary of Nicholville Telephone Company, they wer...
Small businesses deal again with swine flu issues
Eagle-Tribune
The spread of swine flu should also make owners think about allowing employees to telecommute. That's particularly important when an employee needs to stay home to care for a sick child. But an owner should not be asking someone who's sick ...
Doing business in the
Business Ledger
... generation (women electing to have less children) after the Baby Boom generation, O’Neill said competition is going to heat up and older workers are going to be able to have choices to stay in a career position, to work part-time, to te...
Will Anarchists Reign in Pittsburgh at the G-20?
Time
Even before the Secret Service announced its security perimeters, businesses blocks away decided to shut down or arrange for workers to telecommute. Several storefronts have already been boarded up. And one downtown apartment-building owner...
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Nolanchart.com
... to the point that one day we will wake up, take a water-saving shower and use the low-flush toilet, put on our eco-friendly organic cotton coveralls, eat our government-mandated guaranteed-healthy kibble, and sit down at the computer to...
G-20 summit to clear out Pittsburgh
Akron Beacon Journal
Many businesses are closing or — like Highmark, the health insurance giant that normally has 5,000 employees in the area — having most employees telecommute or work at other offices. ''We tried very hard to create a sense that Pittsburgh di...
What makes Coakley run
Boston Globe
[Memo to Harry Reid: Could a new senator telecommute?] I’m not saying it’s a bad job, but my husband and I talked a lot about this, the changes . . . I love being AG. It’s comfortable here in Massachusetts. This is not like an easy thing I’...
CDC: Ill workers should stay home as firms combat swine flu
USA Today
For example, employers should decide if workers can telecommute or have flexible work hours, the CDC says. And company sick-leave policies should be reviewed so workers can stay home without fear of job loss. The CDC also notes that compani...
'Spare the Air Day' issued for today
San Jose Mercury News
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has declared a Spare the Air Day for today due to anticipated unhealthy levels of ozone. A Spare the Air Day means drivers should carpool with friends or co-workers, or telecommute if possible. D...
Bay Bridge will close Thursday
San Francisco Examiner
Their hope is that the information push will encourage the 280,000 daily Bay Bridge users to find alterative means of transportation. In short, telecommute if you can. For more info: Bay Bridge Mini Plaza to Vanish After Labor Day Weekend W...
Monthly Career Horoscope for October
WTHR
So telecommute or lock yourself in your office or drape a towel over the entrance to your cubicle -- and focus, focus, focus. By the stellar 3rd and 4th, you'll be astounded by everything you've managed to accomplish. You have a much greate...
Small Businesses Prepare for a Hit from the H1N1 Flu
Time
He suggests that owners assuage those concerns by adapting flexible policies, such as letting staffers who have used up all their paid days off borrow from next year's allotment, telecommute or make up the lost time in other ways. The impor...
Update: Flu in Texas is classified as 'widespread'
UT San Antonio
Supervisors who receive requests from their employees to telecommute should contact HR Leave Management at (210) 458-4250 for guidance. Decisions on telecommuting requests will be based on the critical nature of the function and if the empl...
Pittsburgh wary of G-20 summit
Boston Globe
Many businesses are closing or - like Highmark, the health insurer that normally has 5,000 employees in the area - having most employees telecommute or work at other offices.
