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Survey finds more employers offer telecommuting option (San Antonio Business Journal)
Rising energy costs and the desire to retain key employees are pushing more North American companies to offer employees the option of working from home, according to a survey.
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Small Steps (Vancouver Sun)
According to the Canadian Telework Association, just about 10 per cent of Canadians telecommute from their homes. By telecommuting just two days a week, the average employee will drive 5,000 fewer kilometres, eliminate 1,000 kilograms of CO2 emissions and save about $430 in gas each year. What's more, working from home reduces office space needs and can increase job satisfaction. For more ...
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Green habits are learned young: Universities aggressive with recycling, energy-saving habits (ZDNet)
If you've got college-age kids who are getting back to class this weekend, you'll be thrilled to know that their dorms and professors will be picking up where you left up in terms of instilling green habits. A survey from the Association for Information Communications Technology Professionals...
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CHECKLIST: Interview yourself (Courier-Post)
Telecommuting takes many forms: working away from the office full time, a few days a week, or as needed, such as when a task requires extra quiet and concentration.
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Working from Home? So Are the Germs (Carteret County News-Times)
(ARA) - Working from home may provide many benefits, but a break from germs may not be one of them. Why? A recent workplace study revealed that desktops in home offices harbor more bacteria than desktops in traditional offices.
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Our Bay: (The Capital)
A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world. - Oscar Wilde I see contoured knolls and swales and rain gardens abound, planted with lush native vegetation.
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CHECKLIST: Questions to consider (Courier-Post)
If you are considering telecommuting, find out if you have what it takes by asking yourself this first list of questions.
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Heat expected to leave area for weekend (Oakland Tribune)
Scorching temperatures continue today, the third straight "Spare the Air Day," but forecasters predict cooler weather for the Labor Day weekend. Weekend Top 10 | Labor Day travel slumps | Low gas and no-gas Labor Day trips | Second shark sighting closes Stinson Beach for holiday weekend
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Rural America feels extra pain as gas prices rise (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Traci and Brian Bruckner between them commute 800 miles a week to and from their respective jobs -- his 30 miles away from their home in one direction, hers 50 miles away in another.
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Employers offer benefits to offset higher fuel prices (Business Insurance)
Employers plan to offer a variety of benefits to alleviate the impact of higher gasoline prices on employees, including a compressed work week and increased use of telecommuting, a new study reveals.
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