Telecommuting

Paper Summary:

The paper discusses the benefits identified from the use of telecommuting, that include productivity gains, reduced turnover and less traffic congestion. The paper examines these issues as they relate to the U.S. workforce and employers in general and the Department of Veterans Affairs in particular. The paper illustrates the potential benefits telecommuting offers for the Department of Veterans Affairs and provides recommendations for implementation of the telecommuting initiative.

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Executive Summary
Introduction
Review and Discussion
Conclusion
Recommendations

From the Paper:

"The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has a long and proud legacy based on President Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address to "care for him who shall have borne the battle, his widow and his orphan." To accomplish this mission has required innovative thinking and approaches to the delivery of healthcare services and the introduction of more efficient administrative procedures to address the increasingly complex nature of the VA's mission in the 21st century. One initiative that has proven effective in both the public and private sector in recent years in this regard is telecommuting, or a working arrangement wherein employees work part- or full-time from their homes using existing online communications procedures. Moreover, the infrastructure to immediately integrate telecommuting into the VA's existing employment alternatives is already in place at the VA and the costs of implementation are felt to be very modest compared to the major benefits that can be achieved through this initiative."

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