Telecommuting Review: the Gordon Report articles from February 1995

Telecommuting Review: the Gordon Report archives from February 1995

Europe promotes implementation of telework for competitiveness. (telecommuting)
February 1, 1995... "Europe must act with greater urgency if is to become a true information society," Lucio Stanca, Chief Executive and Chairman of IBM's operations in Europe, said at the press briefing during the conference "Teleworking in Europe" held on January...

Telecommuting option denied, insurance company sued. (Aetna Life & Casualty)
February 1, 1995... You'd have to look for a long time to find a large employer in the U.S. or anywhere that has done as much as Connecticut-based Aetna Life & Casualty to promote flexible work arrangements for its employees. But Aetna is now defending itself...

SNET offers revised classes of service. (Southern New England Telephone's local telephone service)
February 1, 1995... Kathy Stone of SNET responded to my request in last month's issue to notify me about her company's approach to revising the class-of-service definitions to bring them in line with current residential usage patterns, and work-at-home in...

Mixed-use housing projects bring work and home closer.
February 1, 1995... It took a while, but digging back into the Telecommuting Review archives I found a story in the january 1985 issue about Eaglecrest, which was described as an "electronic village" to be built near Sacramento, CA. Each home was to include a...

Deregulating the commute: uncertain times ahead.
February 1, 1995... In the last two issues of the newsletter, I have clearly stated my opinion that the future of mandated employer trip-reduction efforts is very doubtful, for several reasons. This view was reinforced after attending some sessions at the annual...

Telecommuting research may explain employee choices.
February 1, 1995... Employers planning to implement telecommuting often ask, "who pays for the equipment, the phone line installation, the monthly phone charges, and other expenses?" While it had been fairly common - especially in the private sector - for employers...

Dress codes (including IBM's) fade away - or do they? (Column)
February 1, 1995... When I read the Wall Street Journal on February 3, I thought my eyes were getting worse. There it was - the headline read, "IBM Goes Casual, Drops White Shirts, and Plans a Woodsier Headquarters." Will wonders never cease... The article began,...