Marissa Mayer caused a huge stir when she decided to end the telecommuting policy at Yahoo but, make no mistake about it, telecommuting is here to stay. In fact, thanks to long commutes, dual-career ...

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 ...

Recessions are the perfect time to restructure your business, re-think your management approach, and increase competitive advantage by decreasing your fixed costs. Allowing some or all of your ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover demographic, social and economic trends around the world. The real issue is how we deal with three concerns: the promotion ...

Telecommuting can increase employee satisfaction and save your company money on utilities. It is not a perfect solution, however: Although telecommuters may be happier, the process can negatively ...

The telecommuting surge is likely to last past the COVID-19 crisis, predicts a report issued this week by two researchers with the Brookings Institution Center on Children and Families. During the ...

I get this call pretty frequently. A client wants to know whether it should accommodate an employee by allowing the employee to telecommute or work remotely. The answer, in typical attorney fashion, ...

This week is Global Telework week. Over 100,000 people pledged to telecommute for at least part of this week, through an organization called Mobile Work Exchange. Last year, according to Mobile Work ...

Telecommuting is positively associated with improvement in two important employee measures: task-based performance and organizational citizenship behavior, including one's contributions toward ...

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 ...

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 ...