August 28, 2007
The Workplace Flexibility 2010 News Roundup is a compilation of the latest news articles, reports and other materials related to workplace flexibility. The News Roundup appears twice-weekly. If you have questions about any of the items, please contact Jennifer Hedrick at jlh62@law.georgetown.edu.
Articles
The Future of the Workplace: No Office, Headquarters in Cyberspace
"Imagine a work world with no commute, no corporate headquarters and perhaps not even an office in the physical world at all. For Bob Flavin, a computer scientist at IBM; Janet Hoffman, an executive at a management consulting firm; and Joseph Jaffe, a marketing entrepreneur, the future is already here.”
Telecommuters: Live Here, Work There
"The technical aspects of Chris Van Sickle's office are just like they would be if it were in San Francisco. Her computer hooks into the company's computer network and has extra security protection and her phone has a three digit extension that can be used by her co-workers in California. But instead of looking out her window and seeing the busy streets of San Francisco, Van Sickle's office overlooks her yard. Van Sickle telecommutes as the internal audit and compliance manager for a credit union in San Francisco. She visits her other office — the one in a California office building — once every two months, but otherwise, she works from the comfort of her home… She is part of the 2 percent of full-time working adults who telecommute.”
Flexibility Ranks High for North Carolina's Working Parents According to Survey
"Flexibility ranked as a top benefit in making a workplace ‘a great place to work while raising kids’ according to a recent survey sponsored by Carolina Parent magazine and Balancing Professionals, LLC. Over 1,000 parents participated in the online, non-scientific survey from April through July of 2007.”