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UK Is Urging Civil Servants to Telecommute During The Olympic Games

May 18th, 2012

Britain's civil servants are being urged to work remotely or telecommute during the Olympics. This isn't the first instance of a government encouraging telework, as the U.S. has done so with the Telework Enhancement Act. Surprisingly though in the U.K. the idea is being criticized. Business groups fear that allowing government telework will lead to employees slacking off. Read the rest of this entry »

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Tags: British Civil Servants, government telework, London Olympics, telecommute, telework, telework enhancement act

Telecommuting Organizations See Changes To Their Office Space

April 19th, 2012

A recent WSJ article highlights the number of organizations beginning to make changes to their office space as a result of more employees teleworking. Some of these organizations are now able to reduce their real estate and cut their real estate costs and others are just changing the way they are using the office space. Read the rest of this entry »

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Tags: actual space utilization, reduce real estate, Saas, telecommute, telework

Are Enough Younger Employees Teleworking?

April 9th, 2012

Generally when people think of the rise of the mobile workforce and telework, they think about a younger workforce of Generation Y, new employees making their way out of college into the workforce and being ready to head up the telework and remote working revolution. A recent survey conducted by MBO Partners' Independent Workforce Index paints a different picture of the teleworking landscape. Read the rest of this entry »

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Tags: generation y, Saas, telecommute, telework, the cloud

Adoption of Telework Trending Upward in Federal Agencies

February 27th, 2012

In the past we have posted blogs concerning federal telework and it’s lack of progress. More progress certainly needs to be made but according to Federal Computer Week things are moving in the right direction. The progress seems to have been made over the past 12 months, I’m sure it is largely due to the Telework Enhancement Act, but it also seems that more supervisors are interested in the benefits of telework instead of opposing the practice.

Federal agencies would benefit from telework by increased productivity, reduced real estate, and reduced energy consumption and costs.

Where some theories suggest the acceptance of telework as a practice by federal agency managers is responsible for the higher levels of adoption, the truth is whether they like it or not telework is something that the federal government will practice based on the Telework Enhancement Act. The act requires federal agencies to have telework plans in place.

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Tags: federal telecommuting, telecommute, telework, telework enhancement act

Federal Telework Timeline

December 19th, 2011

Recently Telework Exchange posted a recap of the progress Federal agencies have made concerning telework in 2011. You can read the full article here. Below we have put together a time line highlighting major milestones and happenings concerning telework for the Federal Government.

Federal Telework Timeline

June 2010- Presidential Memorandum on Disposing of Unneeded Federal Real Estate is announced. The mandate called for the reduction of real estate and resources being consumed by government facilities. Telework programs are now helping agencies to reduce their real estate and waste.

December 9 2010- President Obama signs The Telework Enhancement Act of 2010 into law. The Telework Enhancement Act calls for Federal Agencies to establish plans and policies concerning federal employees ability to telecommute or telework.

April 2011- The Office of Management and Budget issues a memorandum, “Implementing Telework Enhancement Act of 2010 IT Purchasing Requirements“. The memorandum required all federal agencies to update policies concerning telework technology purchases by July 28, 2011.

May 2011- Telework Exchange releases a study, “Federal Telework Progress Report: Making The Grade?“. The study showed increased participation in telework over the course of 2011.

October 2011- GSA announces a new telework policy that makes all GSA employees eligible to telework.