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        <title><![CDATA[RE: Telecommuting: Who pays for what?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Equipment should be purchased by the employer for a number of reasons, including security.  Offsite access in cases where applications are ASP or web apps could possibly allow employee equipment (secure browser) access.Internet access should be paid for by the company as the job (if truly remote) will in most cases require it.  Telephone may require a dedicated company line depending on the nature of the employment.  If so, again the company should pay for this, but the bill should/must be submitted/expensed to enable auditing of appropriate use (no personal calls, period).  Cellphones may be different.  If possible, the company should provide a dedicated business cell.  In cases where a &quot;shared&quot; cell is allowed, the employee should submit cell phone bills and the company should pay for all company calls.  In cases where per-call charges cannot be determined (due to banks of hours, etc.) the total cellphone bill should be divided between the employee and employer based on the ratio of total airtime between the employee and employer-related calls.Expense reports are a pain, but this is the only fair approach I've found that addresses equitability and auditability.On the issue of travel to corporate, the HR folks should know that as part of any individual's employment, there must be a defined &quot;base of operation&quot; for the employee.  If the employee is truly home-based, they can legitimately (and legally) expense the travel costs to and from the corporate office.  If the company employs the individual with a base of operations at the corporate office and &quot;allows&quot; the individual to work from home, the employee may not be entitled to reimbursement of travel expenses from home to the corporate office.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[wesknox@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:18:22 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The security issue should be raised]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Anything else is outright muppetry.I do things on my own PC that I wouldn't do on works one even if it wasn't blocked. They've had problems, thimble brains opning up drive by spam and such, that don't happen on my stuff.Two simple questions.If you get a virus off them, what's your recourse.If you give them one, what's theirs?Doesn't take a lot of thought does it. I would refuse to connect my PC 'directly' to their system even if they were dumb enough to allow me to do so.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Hopkinson]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:23:57 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Home Job Equipment]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I have worked from home for over 6 years. From the first, I provided all of my own equipment needed to work. After my computer went down for one day (power supply), I was provided a work computer. Since then the  security issue has also been raised. Suits me as I was providing 2 computers for myself - one for work - one for personal use. Now they provide it all for me. That includes Verizon Business FIOS and phone line, and a All In  in One printer. I am now happy - I would like dual monitors like they provide for in house employees, but that will come soon...]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[amby47]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:16:01 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Well I use a works PC from home]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Not because they are generous or anything. They don't trust my security, and I don't trust theirs......]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Hopkinson]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:07:28 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Telecommuting]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[One thing I have a problem with Telecommuting personally is that I use Linux and OS X only at home. I do not personally own a Windows machine. This could cause some problems with some places, though thankfully my current employer allows me to use gotomypc to remote in to my work computer from home, which works on both OS X and Linux.One reason I hope Web standards will enter the enterprise more, is because it shouldn't matter what OS i use at home. Unless the company wants to purchase a windows computer for me, I will not have one.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[csmith.kaze]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 08:32:04 -0700</pubDate>
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