Educate business about the benefits of flexible work schedules and telecommuting
"Obama will create a program to inform businesses about the benefits of flexible work schedules; help businesses create flexible work opportunities; and increase federal incentives for telecommuting."
Sources: "Blueprint for Change"
Subjects: Workers
No "program" to encourage telecommuting
Updated: Wednesday, December 30th, 2009 | By Angie Drobnic Holan
We searched for a program "to inform businesses about the benefits of flexible work schedules; help businesses create flexible work opportunities; and increase federal incentives for telecommuting," but were unable to find anything.
During the swine flu outbreak in 2009, federal officials said employers with sick workers should encourage telecommuting to avoid spreading the illness.
There's also an established program that promotes telecommuting for federal agencies and workers.
But we were unable to find evidence of any new program in which the federal government encourages private employers to permit telecommuting. So we rate this promise Stalled.
Sources:
The Washington Post,
Employers Advised on Swine Flu; Local Colleges Making Plans
, Aug. 20, 2009
Telework.gov
, accessed Dec. 29, 2009
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