Fuel Prices Have U.S. Workers Eyeing Telecommuting.

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NEW YORK (Reuters)--With gas prices near all-time highs, telecommuting is becoming a win-win for companies and their staff--leaving workers paying less for gas and offering hidden benefits for employers.

Telecommuting has moved beyond a scheme to ease the struggles of stressed-out workers to a system that saves money for company and employee alike, companies and experts say. Companies can keep workers they might otherwise lose, while workers can count the benefit in terms of cold, hard cash, they say.

Opting to let employees work from home as fuel prices have risen, Florida's Kissimmee Utility Authority managed to retrieve the experience and skills of...

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