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Home workers are sick

By Davey Winder in Editorial

Posted in Blog on January 11, 2008 at 12:35 pm

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I have been enjoying, although that is not always the right word, living the home working lifestyle for nearly 20 years now. I became a telecommuter out of necessity rather than choice, 20 years ago I was stuck in a wheelchair too big to get through the front door of my flat at the time courtesy of viral encephalitis and so kind of fell into a writing career where my clients could be met within the realm of cyberspace (using that word kind of dates things nicely, doesn

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Comment by David Bradbury - January 11, 2008 on 1:10 pm

Im the IT Manager for a large firm of solicitors in Suffolk. We’ve be using remote access for some staff for many years but the Board for some reason wont allow full time home working for staff (and partners) in general .If you are signed off sick, the personnel department say you shouldnt be working at home in case of any problems that the firm could be held liable for - you know what lawyers are like.

Comment by William Langford - January 11, 2008 on 4:09 pm

Lawyers, accountants and government bureaucrats will put a damper on home working because they can’t control what you might be doing if they can’t physically watch over your shoulder every minute of every day.

Comment by Nick Kotarski - January 28, 2008 on 8:39 pm

I wonder what would happen if there ever was a flu pandemic? I suppose that everyone would be told to stay home. Then what?

Nick

Comment by traffictrial - February 18, 2008 on 10:16 am

huhuhu …
why you think like that ??

Comment by nyari duit di internet - February 18, 2008 on 10:19 am

i agree with your opinion ..
great

Comment by laptop battery - December 8, 2008 on 4:14 am

I wonder what would happen if there ever was a flu pandemic? I suppose that everyone would be told to stay home.

Comment by Jessica IT jobs UK - March 4, 2009 on 8:38 am

Its not the think to consider. If you join in firm then there also you will be treated like that.. so dont worry about it enjoy the work…

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