For Employees: Are you a candidate for telecommuting?
- Do you do the type of work that can be done from home?
- Are you an independent self-starter that can get the job done without supervision?
- Do you have a home office that has all the tools you need to work from home?
For Business Owners and Other Organizations: Could your business incorporate telecommuting?
- Do you have employees who could do some or all of their work off-site?
- Can you evaluate the performance of your employees by their results rather than by the clock or "face time".
- Do you have a high level of trust that some of your employees can get the job done at home?
If you answered yes to these questions, Telecommuting may be for you!
Tools to Get you Started
- Guidelines for Teleworking from Telcoa.
- Steps for Implementing a Telework Program from Telcoa
- Telecommute Connecticut has a wealth of Telecommuting Tools and Resources
- The Telecommuter's Guide from the City of Mercer Island, Washington (PDF)
- Telework Toolkit: Denver Regional Council of Governments
- A listing on some of the common objections to Telework and how to overcome those objections*
- LogMeIn: A free tool that allows you to access you PC or MAC from anywhere.
Sample Policies and Other Resources
- Sample Telework Policy from the hr-guide.com
- Sample Telework Program Policy (PDF)*
- Sample Teleworker Agreement (PDF)*
- Sample Telework Agreement from Telcoa
- Sample Teleworker Selection Survey for Employees (PDF)*
- Sample Teleworker Selection Survey for Supervisors (PDF)*
- Sample Telework Home Office Safety Checklist*
- Sample Employee Equipment Checklist
- Sample Supervisor's Checklist for Telecommuters
Telework Organizations and Information
- Teletrips: Teletrips helps create, implement and manage public-private partnership programs to reduce commuter congestion, improve air quality, and reduce energy consumption.
- Telework Exchange: Telework ExchangeSM is a public-private partnership focused on demonstrating the tangible value of telework and serving the emerging educational and communication requirements of the Federal teleworker community.
- Telework.gov: The official website of the Federal Government's telework program
- Telework/Telecommute page on hr-guide.com
- Telcoa: Enabling Virtual, Mobile, and Distributed Work through Research, Education, Technology and Legislation
Successful Case Studies
- Sun Microsystems: "Sun's 'Open Work' program sheds light on telecommute savings: Employees use less energy, and save money, by working at home" from Computer World.
- Connecticut Telecommute Success Stories.
- Benefits of Teleworking from the Environmental Defense Fund.
