> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Ted MacNEIL > > >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- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html