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No other staffing strategy delivers the savings the Work at Home Workforce can. Companies can cut their overhead costs way back. Enough to retain staff to keep going. And to have as-needed talent waiting in the wings for opportunities that arise.
What employers are saying...and doing about employing TeleCommuters to keep business moving in this economy.
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Small Businesses Turn to Telecommuting in Tight Economy. The majority of small businesses...are cutting overhead costs...in response to the economic downturn and rising energy costs, according to the results of a new survey by RingCentral. Significantly, one of the key strategies for dealing with these challenges is telecommuting. Nearly 40 percent of responding small businesses are cutting back on office space and having their employees work from home. The survey...shows the rising trend of distributed workforces. Phone+Mag
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Telecommuting and the New Economy. Director of Product Management, SonicWALL and Technology Industry Analyst, Ziff Davis Enterprise: The rush to enable employees to work from home is taking on new urgency...soaring gas prices and the impact of the worldwide credit crisis are now making the practice not just more attractive – but an absolute employee requirement. When telecommuters use their own space, power and cooling to work from home, savvy employers adjust their facilities practices to pocket that savings. SonicWALL Seminar
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Sun Microsystems on the leading edge of rising trend. Nearly half of the software company's 40,000 employees work from home or in a flexible office up to two days a week. The program is allowing Sun to attract and retain the best talent from around the world -- while reducing its office space by one sixth. The Center for Biological Diversity is located in Arizona, yet only a third of their 65 employees actually live in the state. In a world where funds are tight and the opportunities are endless, open work offers a money-saving, low-impact solution. Harvard Business Publishing
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Will the Economy Mean More Telecommuters or Fewer? Businesses can save on office space expenditures, and employees can save...on gas. Brendan Koerner writes in Wired.com: 'Given that it costs more than $15,000 per year to provide an employee with 200 square feet of cubicle, the savings would be significant -- so great, in fact, that companies would still come out thousands of dollars ahead after springing for workers’ broadband and VoIP expenses.' the{app}gap and Wired Magazine
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Employers Find Telecommuting Brings Savings Plus Productivity. Telecommuting is often touted as a way for folks to save money by cutting down on their drives to work, thus saving on gas and vehicle maintenance. But it yields savings for employers as well, which is why the practice may grow in the slumping economy. Victor Liu, president of Link High Technologies, a New Jersey provider of managed IT solutions and network services, says he's noticed an increased interest in telecommuting among his clients in the past three to six months, with many of them opting not to renew leases on satellite offices and allowing those employees to work at home instead. IT Business Edge
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More companies using 'alternative' workplaces: Survey. More companies are using alternative workplace strategies (AWS), allowing employees to work from places other than the main office, to cut costs, according to a new survey. According to the survey co-conducted by Microsoft Corp., more companies are embracing the idea of employees working...from other remote locations in an effort to cut costs and keep key employees. The concept is growing as economic conditions deteriorate, according to Microsoft, which polled attendees at a Dallas Global Summit. Puget Sound Business Journal
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Save Jobs and Reduce Expenses by Staffing Flexibly. Flexible staffing initiatives reduce payroll costs, but they don't cut people. Implemented well, they allow a company to meet business objectives and save money, while allowing employees to keep jobs they might otherwise lose. Second to payroll, office maintenance is the biggest expense for most companies. These include rent, heat and electricity. By setting up employees at home -- where most already have the necessary computer and modem -- the cost-saving potential is vast. Hartford Business Journal
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