Telework Helps Virginia and Arizona Recruit and Retain Employees

When the workday starts at the Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA), some employees report to a new technology center 20 miles south of Richmond. But almost half of VITA’s 400 workers just stay home – some once a week, some every day.

As a leader in a statewide effort to encourage more employees to work away from the office, VITA has seen the portion of its work force enrolled in its telework – aka telecommuting – program jump up to 49 percent from only 23 percent two years ago.

By Merrill Douglas

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