GNG News Guy
03-02-2008, 11:41 AM
http://i.dslr.net/urls/70/7670.gif (http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Big-Businesses-Decrease-Telecommuting-92310)
One of the major benefits of increased broadband availability has been that telecommuting is increasingly an option for individuals who wish to work from home. Numerous benefits (http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/89622) are reported by telecommuters including higher job satisfaction and increased time with family due to the lack of a daily commute. Despite this, many large companies seem to be moving away from allowing their employees to telecommute and are even requiring (http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2008/03_02-16/BUS) that some employees who currently work from home return to the office full time.
AT&T has been (http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/90199) one of the biggest companies to start reversing the telecommuting trend. However they aren t the only company to decrease their acceptance of telecommuting by employees. Intel and Hewlett-Packard have both started requiring employees to spend face time in the office either full or part time. The U.S. government has also decreased their support (http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/81035) of employees working from home.
This doesn t necessarily mean that telecommuting is on the decline. Among the general business population, telecommuting still remains on the rise. Some state governments (http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/91157) are starting to support allowing their employees to work from home. And even these three big companies claim that they continue to support telework in some form. But it does appear that the prevalence and style of telecommuting may be in the process of change.
read comment(s) (http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Big-Businesses-Decrease-Telecommuting-92310)
One of the major benefits of increased broadband availability has been that telecommuting is increasingly an option for individuals who wish to work from home. Numerous benefits (http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/89622) are reported by telecommuters including higher job satisfaction and increased time with family due to the lack of a daily commute. Despite this, many large companies seem to be moving away from allowing their employees to telecommute and are even requiring (http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2008/03_02-16/BUS) that some employees who currently work from home return to the office full time.
AT&T has been (http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/90199) one of the biggest companies to start reversing the telecommuting trend. However they aren t the only company to decrease their acceptance of telecommuting by employees. Intel and Hewlett-Packard have both started requiring employees to spend face time in the office either full or part time. The U.S. government has also decreased their support (http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/81035) of employees working from home.
This doesn t necessarily mean that telecommuting is on the decline. Among the general business population, telecommuting still remains on the rise. Some state governments (http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/91157) are starting to support allowing their employees to work from home. And even these three big companies claim that they continue to support telework in some form. But it does appear that the prevalence and style of telecommuting may be in the process of change.
read comment(s) (http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Big-Businesses-Decrease-Telecommuting-92310)