Tag: work at home

Employers, employees see work-life balance through different lenses

By Tammy Binford Mar 6, 2015 HR Hero Line

Updated: Jan 7, 2018

Think your employees are satisfied with their work-life balance? They may be, but a recent survey signals they may not be as satisfied as you think. WorkplaceTrends.com, a human resources research portal, and CareerArc, a recruitment and outplacement firm, released their 2015 Workplace Flexibility Study in February. The survey of 1,087 professionals—both employed and those […]

Beyond Yahoo! hoopla: Legal issues have place in work-from-home debate

By Tammy Binford Mar 14, 2013 HR Hero Line

Updated: Jan 7, 2018

by Tammy Binford When Yahoo! Inc. CEO Marissa Mayer decided her company would be better off if home-based workers relocated to the office, she gave a lot of people a lot to talk about. And telecommuters, HR professionals, executives, and bloggers sounded off in a big way. The furor started with a memo in February […]

Ways for Workers and Businesses to Save Money by Cutting Gas and Energy Use

By Maine Employment Law Letter Sep 19, 2008 HR Hero Line

Updated: Sep 19, 2008

Your employees are probably feeling the pinch, and in many workplaces, talk has already turned to winter survival and energy costs if heating oil, natural gas, and electricity are as expensive as it looks like they will be. You’d like to help, but businesses are feeling the pinch, too. Rising energy costs make it more […]