If your workplace does not support employee scheduling flexibility and telecommuting, you are among a small percentage of companies that has not kept up with workforce management trends.
Evidence of the widespread acceptance of flexible schedules and telework was presented in Washington, D.C. recently at the Telecommuting, Remote and Distributed Works Forum.
Presenters agreed that the days of offering telecommuting or flexible schedules as a perk to certain employees are long over. Now, according to conference coverage by the Society for Human Resource Management, those options should be part of the strategic management of every workforce.
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Dan Cook
Dan Cook is a journalist and communications consultant based in Portland, OR. During his journalism career he has been a reporter and editor for a variety of media companies, including American Lawyer Media, BusinessWeek, Newhouse Newspapers, Knight-Ridder, Time Inc., and Reuters. He specializes in health care and insurance related coverage for BenefitsPRO.
