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Time To Go Home - Embracing The Homeworking Revolution
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By The Work Foundation
‘Homeworking’ is an increasingly common term for office-type work carried out by employees working from/at home.
A homeworker is someone who mainly works from home (the place where they keep their filing cabinet and computer). But homeworking can be full or part time, a regular or occasional activity. Advances in technology have meant that most homeworking today is ‘teleworking’ – work that relies upon the use of computers and telecommunications.
The report includes:
- Doubts challenged,myths debunked
- Ways to make homeworking work
- The forces behind and barriers to homeworking
- Employers’ attitudes to homeworking
- Ways to make it succeed
- Legal and tax issues
- Public policy and reform required
Download Time To Go Home (PDF, 213Kb)
Published 2003 by The Work Foundation
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The Work Foundation
Through its rigorous research programmes targeting organisations, cities, regions and economies, The Work Foundation (part of Lancaster University) is a leading provider of research-based analysis, knowledge exchange and policy advice in the UK and beyond.
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Published: 22nd October 2011
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