The linking by computer and modem of workers at home with co-workers and management at an office.
Working outside the traditional workplace, usually at home using telecommunications to deliver completed work tasks to the employer. Factors affecting telecommuting include the availability of sufficient bandwidth and telecommunications infrastructure in a given area.
Also called electronic commuting. The practice of working in one location (often, at home) and communicating with a main office in a different location through a personal computer equipped with modem and communications software.
using a home computer with communications capabilities so that the work results travel to the office while the employee stays at home.
Commuting to work electronically rather than physically. The employee connects to the network when necessary via remote accesses and may attend meetings via videoconference. [Source: York Telecom
Working at home and electronically communicating with the office.
Refers to employees who work at an alternative site, such as at home, usually one or more days per month, thereby reducing their commutes.
The combination of telecommunications with computing.
The process of commuting to the "office" through a communications link as opposed to actually traveling to the office.
Telecommuting is the ability to work for one's employer electronically from home. Video conferencing obviously facilitates this process, since it allows direct communication and collaboration between employees from remote sites.
A growing number of people work at home or small offices using a variety of information applicances in a style of employment called telecommuting or teleworking. During the bubble economy of the late 1980s, this style of work drew a great deal of public attention as a way to ease the excessive concentration of companies in central Tokyo and other metropolitan areas. The concept, which was promoted at the time, involved the establishment of so-called satellite offices. But critics now argue that if more people work this way, it will hurt the terms of employment for full-time staff who labor at company offices. It is sometimes difficult to distribute assignments among teleworking and other employees, and personnel management for teleworkers can be a complex task. Companies such as IBM Japan Ltd. and Oracle Corp. Japan (4716), however, give all their employees the option of teleworking, contending that it allows them to make productive use of their personnel.
working with others via telecommunications technologies (e.g., telephones, modems, faxes) without physically travelling to an office.
Working at home using a computer and a modem to communicate with the office.
"Commuting" via a communications link between home and office.
Involves the use of telephones and computers to enable an employee to work at a location other than their regular workplace. Telecommuting is a Commute Trip Reduction strategy that must be approved by an employee’s agency.
See Alternative Work Site.
To work at home and communicate with an office via telecommunications lines.
Working from home but often linking into their employer's office via the internet, telecommuters normally work a fews day at home and a few in a traditional office
employment at home while communicating with the workplace by phone or fax or modem
Use of a telephone and/or computer system in the home that allows an employee perform job duties and to communicate with the office without actually traveling to and from work.
Virtual commuting, teleworking. Instead of driving to the office, the telecommuter accesses the company computers and employees using a phone line.
Telecommuting is an agreed regular performance of part of the employee's hours of duty at a home-based office, utilising telecommunication technology, as a substitute for commuting to the work office location.
The use of computer and electronic devices to enable an individual to work from his or her home.
Working at home for a business. Data and documents are usually transmitted to and from a central office via computer, fax, and telephone.
Using an Internet connection to allow working at home (or a satellite office). May require high upstream speeds and use unusual IP services to make secure connections. Pertinent to the Open Access debate because some cable ISPs limit upstream speeds and block required IP services.
A trend consisting of firms allowing employees to work from home some or all of the time, communicating with the office via telephone and data links.
Using telecommunications to work from home or other locations instead of on the businessÕs premises.
The practice of working from home and communicating with your fellow workers using teleconferencing. Also known as teleworking: linked closely to flexible working and B.P.R.E.
The capability of individuals to work at home and communicate with their offices by using personal computers and communications equipment and software. 6.2, 7.29
Use of computer and telecommunications to enable people to work at home.
Someone who works at home and communicates with a main office over the Internet is known as a 'telecommuter'.
Using telecommunications to work from home or other locations instead of at the organizations premises. Now more likely because of VoIP technology.
a work arrangement that allows at least a portion of scheduled work hours to be completed outside of the office, with work at home as one of the options (also known as flexiplace).
working at a remote location but linked to the main office by computer and telephone (also known as teleworking).
Using telecommunications technology to conduct business from locations outside the traditional office setting.
Telecommuting is a type of work where employees work from a distance, usually from their homes. Telecommuting employees use computer technology, fax and phone in order to communicate with their co-workers when working at home.
The process of commuting to work electronically rather than physically.
Working at home but connecting to an office by way of the internet or other network.
To work at home and use a computer and modem to communicate with the office.
An arrangement where an employee works either part or all of their workweek from a location other than the standard place of work (office).
Working from home or another location remote from the office, by using technology such as telephones and computers.
Working outside of a traditional office setting using portable computers.
Working at home but connecting to one's office by way of a computer network.
Communicating with a physical workplace via computer and phone lines instead of actually traveling there. See also Hotelling.
A term coined by Jack Nilles in the early 1970s to describe a geographically dispersed office where workers can work at home on a computer and transmit data and documents to a central office via telephone lines. A major argument in favor of telecommuting over vehicular commuting is that it does not produce air pollution. In addition, many people are more productive working at home than in an office. For others, however, the contrary holds true.
The partial or total substitution of computers or telecommunication technologies, or both, for the commute to work by employees residing in California.
Using networked technologies to perform work-related activities away from the office or business using information and communication technologies.
Communicating electronically (by telephone, computer, fax, etc.) with an office, either from home or from another site, instead of traveling to it physically.
Work schedule arrangement allowing employees to work at home or at alternative locations for all or part of their scheduled hours. View sample policy.
Using a home computer or a neighborhood work, effectively eliminating the need to travel to a conventional workplace.
To work in one location (often at home) and communicate with a main office at a different location through a personal computer equipped with a modem and communications software.
The facility conferred by modern computing and telecommunications technologies that allows people to work from home or other remote locations and still be in direct contact with a central office.
The use of personal computers and data communications at home to do work without being physically present at the office.
moving the work to the workers instead of moving the workers to work; periodic work out of the principal office, one or more days per week either at home or in a telework center.
Telecommuting uses telecommunication technology such as the Internet to work outside of the traditional workplace. An individual may be on a company's payroll, but perform his or her duties from the home.
Working option that gives employees the flexibility to work from home while maintaining contact with the company by computer, fax, and telephone.
The practice of using telecommunication technologies to facilitate work at a site away from the traditional office location and environment. Teleconference – Interactive, electronic communication among three or more people at two or more sites. Includes audio-only, audio and graphics, and video-conferencing.
Telecommuting is any form of substitution of information technologies (such as telecommunications and/or computers) for normal work-related travel; moving the work to the workers instead of moving the workers to work. It allows employees to work in a community work center equipped with computers, modems, fax, and other state-of-the-art equipment. Telecommuting while not a new concept is enjoying newfound popularity. High-speed access technologies are coming down in price, integrated voice and data solutions is making it easier to work off-site; and with service providers offering managed technology solutions, organizations of all sizes can enjoy the benefits of telecommuting.
Practice of employees working in their homes while linked to their office by telephone and, in most cases, a computer.
Using telecommunications to work from home or other locations instead of at the organisation's premises.
Working at home, or at another "off-site" (satellite) location, for an organization whose office is located elsewhere, with one-way or (usually) two-way electronic linkage to that organization via phone, fax, modem, and/or the Internet or a company Intranet. Home work may be full-time, occasional, or a scheduled part of the workweek.
Working from home. You've got a PC hooked up to the Net and via the Net you are hooked up to the Office. RAS in NT/2000 allows you to do this, but has a few holes so that management is cumbersome.
Work arrangement in which employees work away from a company's standard workplace and often communicate with the office using some communications technology. 1.34, 11.26
Working at a remote location instead of traveling to the primary workplace. back
Telecommuting, e-commuting, e-work, telework, or working from home (WFH) is a work arrangement in which employees enjoy limited flexibility in working location and hours. In other words, the daily commute to a central place of work is replaced by telecommunication links. Telework is a broader term, referring to substituting telecommunications for any form of work-related travel, thereby eliminating the distance restrictions of telecommuting.Nilles, Jack M., Managing Telework: Options for Managing the Virtual Workforce, John Wiley & Sons 1998, ISBN 0-471-29316-4 All telecommuters are teleworkers but not all teleworkers are telecommuters.