Telecommuting Review: the Gordon Report articles from February 1994

Telecommuting Review: the Gordon Report archives from February 1994

The earth moved but the cars didn't: telecommuting (or lack thereof) in Los Angeles.
February 1, 1994... The January 17 earthquake centered northwest of downtown Los Angeles is providing an interesting "living laboratory" for studying how we cope with transportation problems in the face of a disaster--and how we are such unbending creatures of...

Independent contractor rules will change under new health care plan. (Legal and Regulatory News)
February 1, 1994... It has been a while since I reported on the issue of employer classification of workers as employees or independent contractors. The issue hasn't gone away, however, and if anything it has intensified. One result of widespread downsizing has...

European roundup: stimulating growth and protecting the environment - virtuous circle or Euro-optimism? (the European Commission's Teleworking Action Plan) (International Highlights)
February 1, 1994... What Europe needs is jobs, lots and lots of jobs. But creating them is not easy, particularly for Europeans who have a bad record of job creation compared to the U.S., as I discussed in my last report [see 10/93 TR]. But the European Commission...

AT&T moves ahead with two flexible staffing programs. (The Changing Workplace: the Flexible Workforce News Digest)
February 1, 1994... As the ten-year anniversary of the breakup of the old AT&T was marked on January 1, it is perhaps symbolic to report on two new staffing programs at AT&T that probably never would have been considered in the old days at Ma Bell. They represent...