How to Make Telecommuting Work for Your Company

Kathy Carlson

New technological and social trends are changing the way you manage your workforce and demanding your attention. These trends are too complex and critical to cover fully in a monthly newsletter. That's why we created HR Executive Special Reports.

About the Report

High fuel costs, pricey offices, time-strapped employees - something's got to give. Many of today's employers and employees are turning to telecommuting as away to reduce employee stress, increase productivity, and cut real estate expenses. This report shows how to plan and implement a telecommuting program,pick the ones best-suited for telework, and deal with a host of legal issues.

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Table of Contents:

1. TELECOMMUTING — WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT?
Types of Telecommuting
Benefits of Telework
On the Other Hand

2. TAILORING TELEWORK TO YOUR NEEDS
Before You Start
Set Goals for Your Organization
Pick the Best Jobs for Telecommuting
Check Out the Bottom Line
Information Technology, Other Support for Telework

3. DOCUMENTING YOUR TELEWORK PROGRAM
Develop a Telecommuting Policy
Telecommuting Agreements
The Training Plan

4. IMPLEMENTING YOUR TELECOMMUTING PROGRAM
Plan How to Implement

5. SELECTING TELECOMMUTERS
The Basics on Selection
Create Your Own List
Making the Decision
Dealing with a Union
Employees or Independent Contractors?

6. TELECOMMUTING AND EMPLOYMENT LAW
ADA Basics
Telework and the EEOC
Wage and Hour Laws
Telecommuting and the FMLA

7. HOME OFFICES AND THE LAW
What Kind of Home Setup?
Workplace Safety
Workers’ Comp and the Home Office
Third-Party Injuries
Technology Issues
Telecommuters’ Privacy Rights
Taxing Matters

8. TELECOMMUTING AND MANAGERS
Training
Results-Oriented Management
Performance Appraisals