The Midwest Institute for Telecommuting Education (MITE) offers a variety of products and services to help organizations successfully implement telework arrangements.

• Publications authored  by MITE

Telework: Strategies for Success

This 19-minute video is a great introduction and summary to show managers the benefits of telework and examine its challenges. It helps you to think outside of the cubicle, while also increasing your bottom line. Get the "real life" perspectives from a director who supervises teleworkers, an attorney who consults on legal concerns and a senior engineer teleworker. You’ll hear about practical solutions, best practices, and productivity results. Take a closer look at the their positive experiences and lessons learned.

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MITE Telework Discussion Application – A useful tool to guide supervisors and teleworkers in decisions on planning telework options. Covers areas of communication, remote office set-up, productivity, security, technology, family and life balance and others.  

QuickStart Telework Agreement An easily adaptable tool for telework supervisors to ensure teleworker and employer responsibilities are defined for the arrangement. It can easily be customized for one teleworker or many. QuickStart Telework Agreement

MITE Telework Policy and Agreement

A comprehensive agreement that organizations can adapt or use for their guidelines for remote work arrangements.This sample covers employee terms of employment, employer property use. liability and legal parameters, dependent care, remote office safety, and includes an ergonomics checklist.  MITE Telework Policy Agreement
 

• Publications Authored by Others

Telework Trendlines 2009 WorldatWork. Research from the Deringer Institute. Up-to-date findings on telework incidence and types of telework. http://www.workingfromanywhere.org

Telework Benchmarking Study -The Telework Coalition 2006 Best Practices for Large Scale Implementation in Public and Private Sector Organizations 2006. Identified best practices and understanding how telework grows in large organizations.  Telework Benchmarking Study

Executive Summary: Improving Quality of Life through Telecommuting   2009.   http://www.itif.org/files/Telecommuting.pdf

eWorkPlace Telework Tools. Practical tools for managers for telework implementation.  www.eWorkPlacemn.com

Executive Summary: Improvement of live through Telecommuting   http://www.itif.org/files/Telecommuting.pdf

Managing Telework: Growing the Virtual Workplace: The integrative Value Proposition for Telework. By: Alain Verbeke, Schultz, Giedonis, and Hembley. Hard Cover 2008    http://www.articlearchives.com/north-america/canada-alberta-canada/1883404-1.html

Undress for Success:  Delivers a real world, hands on guide of practical information to workers who want to lose the commute and live a more balanced life.   http://undress4success.com/

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