Telecommuting brings bountiful benefits to information industry employers and employees

Issue title: THE DATABASE BUSINESS: Managing Today – Planning for Tomorrow. Papers from the 30th NFAIS Annual Conference

Guest editors: A.W. Elias

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Meglio, Delores

Affiliations: Information Access Company, 362 Lakeside Drive, Foster City, California 94404, USA

Abstract: Modem technology has provided the means through which production of information products or their components can be accomplished in the worker's home. This paper addresses the benefits of this approach. Areas considered include employee turnover, overhead costs, and efficiency enhancements. The importance of continuing social interaction with those employees removed from centers of production is considered. Benefits to workers include child care, flexibility of scheduling, etc. Other benefit concerns, e.g., workmens compensation and insurance questions are considered.

DOI: 10.3233/ISU-1988-82-421

Journal: Information Services & Use, vol. 8, no. 2-4, pp. 177-185, 1988