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CDW Corporation has tracked the adoption of telecommuting within the private sector for the past two years and in the Federal government for the past four years. The only concurrent report on both employees and IT professionals concerning the subject of telecommuting, the annual CDW Telework Report has provided a benchmark for the state of telecommuting in the private sector, representing CDW’s ongoing efforts to identify the barriers to broader telecommuting adoption.
For 2008, the CDW Telework Report surveyed more than 1,800 private-sector and Federal government employees and IT professionals nationwide. Exploring the correlation between telecommuting adoption and such issues as IT security and business continuity, the CDW Telework Report is the first side-by-side comparison of adoption and IT support in both the private and Federal market.
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Telecommuting is the ability to work remotely from locations outside of an employer’s traditional office environment or routine workstation, such as in a home office or telecommuting center. Telecommuting generally requires a computer with secure network connections that enables authorized users to access vital information systems.
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With the adoption of telecommuting in the private sector increasing year-over-year, organizations across the country can help to ensure the continuity of government and business operations in the event of a major catastrophe, or even for the duration of a minor disruptive event, such as a snowstorm, tornado or wildfire.
Further, while ever-heightening concerns with traffic congestion, air pollution and gasoline prices increase the attraction of telecommuting, the ability to telecommute can have a dramatic effect on the workplace, improving employee recruitment, satisfaction and retention through a better work-life balance.
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