Marissa Mayer knows precisely what you think of her–and her telecommuting policy–and she couldn’t care less. The Yahoo CEO said as much during the Wired Business Conference on Tuesday. “I don’t pay ...
Telecommuting is a win-win for employees and employers, resulting in higher morale and job satisfaction and lower employee stress and turnover. These were among the conclusions of psychologists who ...
Organizations are increasingly offering employees a variety of work-from-home options despite sometimes conflicting evidence about the effectiveness of telecommuting. A comprehensive new report ...
Studies show teleworkers are happier than others. Telecommuting, which allows people to work collaboratively from different locations, offers a wealth of opportunities for small businesses, including ...
It is no surprise that a wide range of the costs and burdens on families during the COVID-19 pandemic are falling disproportionately on women. A recent study by Yale sociologists found that ...
This week’s question: What’s your take on telecommuting to the office? Do you allow your employees to do it regularly? Or are special circumstances required? Why or why not? Telecommuting does benefit ...
Working from home is known to be good for a strong work-life balance, advantageous for employee productivity, and is even touted as being beneficial for the environment. However, telecommuting has ...
When the COVID pandemic hit in 2020, millions of people opted to telecommute rather than risk pandemic exposure. Now that life is returning to normal, many people still find good reasons to ...
According to two Penn State researchers in management, telecommuting is good both for workers and their employers. The two psychologists looked at 20 years of research on flexible work arrangements, ...
Telecommuting is positively associated with improvement in two important employee measures: task-based performance and organizational citizenship behavior, including one's contributions toward ...
According to the Society for Human Resources Management, 82 percent of "Fortune" magazine's 2011 "100 Best Companies to Work For" have programs that enable employees to work off-site, usually from ...