Telecommuting Business Benefits

WORKshift participants have access to a single source of all-things telework. This toolkit assists them in achieving a number of telecommuting business benefits, and includes:

  • Web-based measurement and tracking of cost savings and positive environmental impacts
  • Quick start and booster kits
  • Employee/employer telecommuting agreements, FAQs and best practices
  • Training for telecommuters, telework managers and corporate services
  • Membership in a knowledge network for learning and sharing

The WORKshift program promotes the adoption of formalized telecommuting programs with businesses and commuters in 19 diverse municipalities around Calgary by raising awareness, providing business and measurement tools, and assisting with the development of public policy.

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The Future of Work

Ten years ago, Facebook didn't exist. Ten years before that, we didn't have the Web. So who knows what jobs will be born a decade from now?
- Steven Gottlieb, Time Magazine

Read THE Article 

ABC World News segment on the Future of Work, featuring companies such as Crayon, Accenture and IBM. A great feature on how productivity and proximity don't have to go hand in hand.

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Our Partners

Calgary Economic Development would like to thank our funding partners – Transport Canada and the Government of Alberta – whose generous support has made this project possible.

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