Brendan's Book
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Reap the benefits of the home workplace revolution with this practical resource that guides managers and employees through working from home either full or part-time.
If you are charged with establishing or executing a home-work policy in your business, the book explains which functions are best suited for working from home and how to maximize the benefits to the business. It also covers the full range of issues that are essential to a successful program including:
• Selecting, training and managing home workers
• Enabling home working via reasonable and clear home office policies, networking access, temporary desks for office visits, and IT support
• Legal issues such as data privacy laws, workplace regulations, liability insurance, and taxation
If you are a current or prospective home-based worker, this book will help you to better understand and comply with management's thinking to make working at home a success, so that you can enjoy reduced stress and increased flexibility through telecommuting. Key topics include:
• Choosing suitable home office locations and facilities
• Specifying the most appropriate voice and data technology, equipment and furniture
• Strategies to cope with distractions and overcome isolation
BRENDAN READ is a business editor/writer and consultant who writes about site selection, real estate, facilities, staffing/training, outsourcing and home working. He has covered the call center, transportation, metals and electrical industries. He works from his home in Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada.
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