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Launching or expanding an at-home worker, i.e. telework program should be on everyone’s wish list. The array of reasons including cost savings/productivity gain—up to $20,000 per employee/year reports the Telework Coalition—ability to attract and keep the best and brightest regardless of location or mobility, unparalleled flexibility and business continuity/disaster recovery.

As more businesses move online and more jobs come into existence based upon these moves, it’s not a surprise that the number of people working from their home office is rising. Brick-and-mortar retail, office space facilities, and social network enthusiasts may not like it, but online and at home seems to be the place to be. Will it last?

Eileen Dooley has been working from home for two years now – one of the growing ranks of Calgarians and Canadians who are trading in their office space.

With winter fast approaching, small-business owners might want to think about letting workers telecommute rather than contend with snow, sleet and ice during dangerous storms. And they might think about letting workers telecommute long term, as well.