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2007 eWorking News31st Dec 2007 8 new weapons to fight the talent wars in '0823rd Dec 2007 The use of remote workers will become a necessity 22nd Dec 2007 Businesses look for ways to get around the traffic crunch 14th Dec 2007 Study: Telecommuting is win-win for employees and employers 14th Dec 2007 Ireland’s transport records 7.2% annual growth in energy consumption 10th Dec 2007 40% of Irish would like to work from home 5th Dec 2007 250% increase in EU, white-collar, women eWorkers 30th Nov 2007 Generation 'Y' Loves Google, Telecommuting, Survey Finds 14th Nov 2007 Senate panel OKs bill to expand telework eligibility 8th Nov 2007 U.S. Patents Office touts telework success 4th Nov 2007 Remote working makes you smarter 29th Oct 2007 Polish law soon to require eWorking employers to have a policy 27th Oct 2007 Internet credited for cleaner environment 16th Oct 2007 Hillary Clinton to invest $50m annually in telework initiatives 16th Oct 2007 8000 Brisbane (Australia) public servants ask to work from home 15th Oct 2007 Ill prepared: Pandemic flu could cripple U.S. government 3rd Oct 2007 'National Telework Week' gets U.S. Congressional support 1st Oct 2007 Top Small Workplaces 2007 17th Sep 2007 HR specialists note generation gap in telework acceptance 13th Sep 2007 After pushing telework GSA, tries to lead the way 29th Aug 2007 Remote and home-based workers report higher job satisfaction 27th Aug 2007 U.S. Federal CISOs give telework the green light 15th Aug 2007 5 Major Cities US Awarded More Than $800 Million for Transportation Improvements 9th Aug 2007 Study: Telecommuting lifts morale 8th Aug 2007 U.S. Congress vote to maximise federal use of teleworking 20th July 2007 Rapid increase in teleworking in Washington DC 30th May 2007 Japanese Government to increase eWorking to 20% by 2010 30th May 2007 EU Commission push forward on consultation on work-life balance 22nd May 2007 New survey from Microsoft shows workers eager for flexibility 21st May 2007 Gartner warns "Resist teleworking at your peril" 18th May 2007 UK teleworkers pass the 3 million 17th May 2007 Oxford University reports home working can reduce global warming 10th May 2007 "Between the environment, the traffic situation and the threat of terrorist attacks, we have a convergence of crises here that makes telework more important than ever." - U.S. Congressman Tom Davis, R-Va. 10th May 2007 Dublin office rental costs rose by 13.7% in the last 12 months 4th May 2007 ComReg agreement with Eircom "major boost for broadband in Ireland" 3rd May 2007 91% of employed adults in US agree that workers are more likely to behave ethically on the job when they have a good work/life balance1st May 2007 Telework earns new respect 27th Apr 2007 Ireland slips 5 places (to 21st) in international e-Readiness table 24th Apr 2007 The Equality through eWorking project report their findings 22nd Apr 2007 Earth Day tips for a cleaner environment include eWorking 20th Apr 2007 eWork could help to reduce risk of a heart disease epidemic 11th Apr 2007 eWorking is one of the work-life balance options most likely to be taken up by Europeans if offered 11th Apr 2007 85% of Irish population now have access to broadband 5th Apr 2007 O2 survey reports surge in Teleworking 3rd Apr 2007 More Irish SME staff working from home 30th Mar 2007 Bill introduced to US Senate intended to make nearly all government employees eligible to telecommute 28th Mar 2007 Matsushita Electric to make 30,000 employees eligible to eWork 19th Mar 2007 Just 33% of private-sector employees could continue to work via telework if their office was closed (compared to 75 percent of Federal employees) 11th Mar 2007 U.K's Top 100 companies show surge in eWorking 1st Mar 2007 Irish Congress of Trade Unions point to the long hours spent commuting by growing numbers of workers and demand Govt. action (use MS Word) 28th Feb 2007 Danes most satisfied workers in Europe. In Denmark (16%) regularly eWork compared to the European average (8%) 28th Feb 2007 Govt. advises businesses to consider teleworking when preparing for a pandemic. 14th Feb 2007 Govt. takeup of Dublin property quadrupled in 2006 12th Feb 2007 Flood floats telework to top priority at IRS 10th Feb 2007 Almost 10% (14.7m) of the U.S. work-force now eWork full-time 5th Feb 2007 Companies in Canada discover that letting lower-paid employees work from home, or in shifts more convenient to their lives, pays off in increased efficiency and loyalty 5th Feb 2007 The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will double the number of teleworking patent examiners in the next fiscal year 31st Jan 2007 The US Congress and the Bush administration view the teleworking as important in recruiting talent, keeping good workers and responding to disasters. Teleworking also is intended to reduce vehicle emissions and traffic congestion 29th Jan 2007 Managers express more favorable attitudes as they become involved in telework. The overall number of teleworkers in the federal government was reported to be 19% of the telework- eligible workforce, and 7.7% of the total workforce 23rd Jan 2007 Why some U.S. federal managers remain hesitant about eWork |