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Telecommuters: 10 Ways to Banish the Isolation Blues

GLI Editors — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 12:32:46 +0000

With the rise of gas prices, many workers would like to turn their current jobs into a telecommuting position or find a telecommuting job. After all, there is a huge environmental benefit to minimizing the commute-related carbon footprint. Telecommuting also offers financial benefits, including saving on gas, office attire, and eating lunch at home. What’s not [...]

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Simple Recordkeeping for Telecommuters

GLI Editors — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 01:00:00 +0000

Telecommuting can offer some tax advantages to companies and employees. How those tax advantages affect each situation depends mostly on whether the telecommuter is considered a regular employee or an independent contractor. Keeping good records is always essential, but you don’t have to be a financial genius to get all of the deductions you’re entitled to… Are [...]

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5 Telecommuting Benefits for Employees

GLI Editors — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0000

For most of us, one of the biggest draws to telecommuting is getting back the hours of our lives lost sitting in traffic. Anyone who is lucky enough to be offered a telecommute opportunity will enjoy a number of other benefits as well . . . Give Yourself a Raise. Clearly, the most significant benefit is the money you [...]

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Telecommuting to Spare the Air and Save the Planet

GLI Editors — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Although today there are many companies exploring and implementing telecommuting programs to allow their employees to work part- or full-time from home offices, many more could be doing the same. Companies that offer alternative working arrangements stand to benefit just as much as the individuals that they serve. In fact, telecommuting offers numerous benefits to employers, [...]

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Telecommuting Benefits for Businesses

GLI Editors — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 06:40:22 +0000

For companies whose employees telecommute for all or some of their work duties, the rewards can far exceed a "feel good" reward of reducing the impact of the 23 billion gallons of gas that Americans use up just in commuting to and from work. The benefits can both improve the company’s image in the community [...]

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GTR: Teleworking and Telecommuting Solutions with GoToMyPC

Sean Daily — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 01:00:00 +0000

Sean Daily, Green Living Ideas’ Editor-In-Chief, discusses the environmental and quality of life benefits of teleworking and telecommuting with guest Michelle Knab, Product Manager for GoToMyPC. Click Play Below,or Related Posts: GTR: Quitting Our Paper Addiction with Esker GTR: Green Offices with The Green Office GTR: Environmental Coaching for Businesses with Anca Novacovici GTR: Telecommuting and Remote Technologies with Citrix Online GTR: [...]

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The Many Benefits of Telecommuting

GLI Editors — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 01:00:00 +0000

More and more green businesses are encouraging telecommuting and there are a great many reasons why. Telecommuting not only saves the earth by decreasing transportation-based greenhouse gases, but also provides employees a peaceful place to complete key projects without interruption. Productivity increases of up to 40 percent have been reported through telework programs. Not only does telework reduce [...]

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GTR: Telecommuting and Remote Technologies with Citrix Online

Sean Daily — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 00:23:41 +0000

Sean Daily, Green Living Ideas’ Editor-In-Chief, discusses the topic of greening your work life through telecommuting and remote technologies with Bernardo de Albergaria, VP of eCommerce Marketing for Citrix Online. Click Play Below,or Related Posts: GTR: Documenting the Global Water Crisis with FLOW Director Irena Salina GTR Green Blogger Series: Tim Hurst of Red, Green and Blue GTR: Attachment [...]

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