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> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Ted MacNEIL
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> >IBM has been getting rid of office space for a long time now
>
> It has been cost effective in Canada for at least the last 4-5 years.
>
> It's cheaper to give them a pager, cell, laptop, printer, &
> (sometimes FAX) than keep them in the 'cube'.
The arguments against telecommuting I hear most often are fear of litigation
initiated by OSHA (USA: Occupational Safety and Health Administration) and
the potential for "questionable" Workmens' Compensation claims (again, USA).
Those, and the "tradition" of "seeing warm bodies with noses to the
grindstones"....
-jc-
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