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Reduce Your Company’s Carbon Footprint

Eco-Office Gals

From offsetting to telecommuting, we give you several ways to make this goal a reality: Computers. Unless you really need powerful computer equipment, say if you work in video editing or game development, look at whether you can replace inefficient desktops with more eco-friendly laptops. Adopting Telecommuters.

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Is a post-COVID remote work policy right for you?

BMT Office Administration

Employers switching to a fully remote staffing model can save on costs related to office space, in-office perks, equipment, and even salaries. Global Workplace Analytics estimates that an employer can save $11,000 on average per year for each half-time telecommuter. It can save money for employers. Hybrid work model.

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Should City Governments and other Businesses look to Virtual Services to Save Money?

Tips From T. Marie

The first is to keep the worker as an employee but turn the position into a telecommuting position. And don’t use filing as an excuse to ‘need’ an in-office worker, if you haven’t moved to an electronic files system it’s high time you did. There are two options to consider.

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How Your Office Can Go Green in 2013

Eco-Office Gals

Allowing employees to telecommute (work from home) as much as possible helps reduce fuel consumption, time and emission of gas into the atmosphere. Else, a reverse osmosis water filtration system could be installed and used for providing drinking water to employees. Work from home options. Eco-friendly caffeine.

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Don't Be Naive When Working From Home

On The Job

In fact, you’re so relaxed you haven’t bothered to lock the doors, you don’t hesitate to brag to everyone in the grocery store that you work from home and anyone can look in the window and see all your nice, expensive office equipment. If you can afford it, a video system is the best for screening visitors. Protecting your privacy.

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5 tips for working at home with your significant other

On The Job

Despite their different working styles, the Herricks say they’ve managed to develop a system that works for them professionally and personally. It’s best to have separate work spaces with required office equipment, but if that’s not possible, it’s even more important to be sensitive to the other person’s work style.

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