The Telework Network Launches Website to Support Telecommuting In Unstable Economy, Flexible Work Options Help Employees and Employers
Washington, DC (January 31, 2009) - Today, the Telework Network (TN) launched its Website to help companies, governments and individuals to adopt telecommuting strategies that will help them to increase productivity and reduce overhead costs. Telework, also known as telecommuting, provides employees with a better work/life balance, while reducing a company's carbon footprint and improving regional air quality.
The Telework Network site contains a number of useful resources including:
A newsroom with event listings, media articles related to telecommuting and TN press releases
The TeleworkNetwork blog with TN founder John Edwards
Resources including an Amazon bookstore and essential information for teleworkers and their managers, and about how telework impacts the environment
Products and Services recommendations to help individuals and their employers to set up a flexible work environment
A business section with resources to assist with starting a telework program (cost/benefit analysis, legal considerations, check lists, procedures and case studies) and
More information about the Telework Network
"We encourage people to use the information from the Telework Network, to visit my blog, and to submit resources that we may not know about," said Telework Network founder, John Edwards. "We want the Telework Network to be a community resource."
The Telework Network site will be updated regularly based on visitors' needs.
About the Telework Network: The Telework Network promotes the adoption of telecommuting strategies which provide companies with integrated operational and resilient continuity, increased productivity and reduced overhead costs and labor turnover. Telework, also known as telecommuting, provides employees with a better work/life balance, while reducing a company's carbon footprint and improving regional air quality. The Telework Network offers the products, services and resources employers need to start or expand a telecommuting program, or learn and exchange best practices within a peer-to-peer forum.
