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 ...

Organizations are increasingly offering employees a variety of work-from-home options despite sometimes conflicting evidence about the effectiveness of telecommuting. A comprehensive new report ...

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 ...

Telecommuting is a win-win for employees and employers, resulting in higher morale and job satisfaction and lower employee stress and turnover. These were among the conclusions of psychologists who ...

It is no surprise that a wide range of the costs and burdens on families during the COVID-19 pandemic are falling disproportionately on women. A recent study by Yale sociologists found that ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Telecommuting employees are becoming more and more common. In 2010, 13.4 million U.S. workers worked from home at least one day per week. That is up from 9.2 million people in 1997. Today, roughly 24% ...

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 ...

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 ...