Reference
The CommuterShortcut.com
Commuter offices at a surprising low rate
by Ted Balaker, The Reason Foundation
A Federal Agency Guide to Telecommuting
A useful publication for Feds and those of us in the private sector
by Susan K. Cavanaugh
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Setting up your home office?
including: Home Office Solutions: Creating a Space that Works for You,
Organizing Your Home Business, and 101 Home Office Success Secrets.
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Two books you must read by Advisory Board member
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The Law of Telecommuting focuses primarily on the legal implications for
both employers and telecommuters of having employees work from home
and explains how the rules of the traditional workplace apply to the telework
program. The text spells out the areas of the law relevant to telecommuting,
identifies the issues that arise in telecommuting situations, and suggests
practical approaches you can take to handling your clients’ questions.
With today's advanced software, email, laptop computers, and cellular phones,
telecommuting is a viable work solution for legal professionals. This book
covers all the issues involved with telecommuting helping both the law firm
and employee plan and monitor a successful telecommuter program.
Author Nicole Belson Goluboff shares how you can turn telecommuting into
a profitable solution, offering valuable advice, worksheets, and fill-in-the-
blank forms throughout.
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Legitimate work at home jobs and flexible work options DO exist . . .
...You just need to know how to find them
of YouCanWorkFromAnywhere.com
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The latest book from Advisory Board member
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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 (such as reduced
real estate costs, lower turnover, fewer sick days, more productive employees,
and access to larger labor pools). It also covers the full range of issues that are
essential to a successful program:
--Selecting, training and managing home workers
--Effectively communicating and monitoring performance
--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
The book also provides a model home-working legal agreement, as well as a checklist
of issues for home-working success.
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