While some companies are busy exploring other options for bringing wireless connectivity to rural areas, Intel’s apparently been hard at work pushing plain old WiFi as far as they’re able to, and they’re reportedly now seeing some rather impressive results.
A recent column in the Wall Street Journal pulls together a series of reports on retrenchments in telecommuting policies: AT&T, Intel, HP, and the federal government have all pulled some employees back into the office from existing telework programs. Business consolidation, security worries, and a desire for more face-to-face interaction all played a part in these widely-publicized losses for telecommuting.
And yet, the telecommuting landscape is not entirely bleak. Last year, 135 employers in Georgia instituted new telework programs, helping to cut down on traffic and pollution and improve the quality of life for the affected employees.
Think back a couple of decades, when teleworking – that brilliant concept of padding down the hall to work from home in your PJs – first hit, and everyone predicted it would revolutionize the world of work.
Calgary corporations are no neophytes when it comes to innovative ways to attract and retain employees. But when it comes to successfully promoting telework — working from outside the office — the biggest challenge often comes from management, experts said Tuesday.