Time to Go Home - says
Work Foundation
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Or so says the Work Foundation (formerly the Industrial
Society, which just goes to show how official it is that
we're post-industrial these days). We review a new report
that looks at home working trends and issues, and tells
the government what it should be doing. |
Case studies in "sustainable
telework"
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How sustainable is telework? We report on the first findings of
a European project that is measuring the economic, environmental
and social benefits of telework. Includes particular focus on BT
(British telecom) and BAA (British Airports Authority) at
Heathrow |
Teleworkers:
who and how many?
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The growth of new forms of work has its number-crunching
side. This article examines recently published official
figures about telework in the UK, and uncovers the
underlying stories. |
eWork
& the European Knowledge Economy
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The European Commission has always been an enthusiastic
supporter of ICT-based working and the development of a
"knowledge economy". We report on recent progress and the
2002 Status Report. |
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Sunset
strategies - new research into flexible retirement |
New research by the UK Department of
Work and Pensions into flexible retirement
highlights the benefits and barriers, and includes 20 case
studies of flexible retirement policies from large employers. |
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The nature and
pattern of family-friendly employment |
Who is introducing
family-friendly working practices, and why? What sort of practices do
they favour? And do they bring any business benefits? A new
study from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation looks at the
data. |
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Flexible work uptake in smaller
businesses |
A new study has found that flexible
working arrangements, though often practised informally,
are far more common in small organisations than is often
thought. |
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Time, mobility and economic
growth |
An analytical article
exploring the historic and future connections between
mobility and economic growth. In a nutshell, the further
we can travel, the greater our prosperity. But what impact
will “virtual mobility” have, and how is it changing the
equation? |
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Virtual mobility and its
impact on travel |
Does working online reduce the need to travel? What about
ecommerce - does it increase or reduce travel and freight
movements? We report the findings of a new study, as the
DTLR starts to get its teeth into the issues. |
Flexible working -
law and practice
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Review of well-researched and
very informative book, featuring case studies and
summaries of legal cases |
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Can the knowledge
economy help to combat climate change? |
Review of EC backed study looking at
the impacts of the new technologies on energy consumptions and
pollutant emissions. |
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Part-time
work: who wants it? |
An excursion into flexible time takes a look at
European-wide figures, to see who's working part-time and who would
like to. |
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Trends
and issues in work-life balance |
A report and commentary on the annual
"Work-Life Balance 2000" survey from the UK government's
Department for Education and Employment |
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How
many Europeans Telework? |
The European ECATT
project monitors telework numbers and e-commerce developments |
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Study
on Live-Work space |
Report from the Joseph
Rowntree Foundation on the implications of developing combined
living and working space |
| Social
Responsibility in the Information Age |
ESRC-supported project
on social and ethical implications of living and working with the
new technologies |
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Working at
home
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An
analysis of figures from the UK Labour Force Survey by
researchers at Leicester University
tackles the myths and reality of home located work
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Managing
Telework
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Review
of Managing
Telework - Perspectives from Human Resource Management
and Work Psychology
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Flexibility
and insecurity
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A
study supported by the Joseph Rowntree foundation
looking at links between the contemporary rise of both
flexible work styles and workplace insecurities
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