'Telework Day' urged for cost, energy savings - Business Center - PC World

Telework advocates working with the Commonwealth of Virginia hope to encourage people across the country to work from home or another remote location on Monday, August 3, 2009, in an effort to support green efforts and take the strain off the transportation infrastructure.

Telework Day, according to Telework Exchange, is a joint project by the organization, Telework!VA and Virginia government officials to galvanize the state's work around green initiatives, designed to both help the environment and reduce costs. The campaign to establish a designated day for telecommuting builds on Virginia Governor Timothy Kaine's June 2009 executive order to reduce energy consumption and increase efficiencies at branch agencies and institutions. The state government hopes Telework Day will prompt private employers to also offer telework programs to their employees...