About WORKshift – Calgary’s Telework Initiative
“Think Outside the Office”
WORKshift is a Calgary regional initiative to promote, educate and accelerate the adoption of telecommuting in the business community. WORKshift offers businesses in the Calgary region tools and resources to assess and effectively implement telework programs for their employees.
WORKshift also provides a web tool to track and report on the positive environmental impacts associated with telework. Participating companies are given the opportunity to test world-class onboarding, tracking and training components to make implementation of telecommuting positions fast and easy. View an online demo for a sneak peek.
Calgary businesses will see tangible benefits right away, and will set an example for companies across Canada that are looking to initiate impactful and modern telework programs.
What does a WORKshift pilot include?
WORKshift provides a telework management tool (Teletrips) that makes it easy (and free) for organizations to:
• Identify the right employees to telecommute
• Establish organizational benchmarks
• Onboard employees
• Access relevant telework policies and agreements
• Train and manage employees on telecommuting
WORKshift also provides a web tool to track and report on the positive environmental and financial impacts associated with each telework implementation.
View a Tracking and Reporting Telework Demo
Why Calgary?
Telework offers many benefits to employers in the Calgary region, including:
• A flexible work model that helps to address skilled labour shortages
• An eco-friendly work model that reduces the carbon footprint, allowing businesses to become more sustainable and better reflect the values of their employees
On the flip side, Calgary workers are ideally suited to telecommute, since:
• A significant number are knowledge-workers
• Many are willing to try new ways of working and doing business to increase profitability and better the community
• Calgarians are known for their entrepreneurial and pioneering spirit
