Survey: More government workers can telecommute

SURVEY: MORE GOVERNMENT WORKERS CAN TELECOMMUTE
[SOURCE: InfoWorld, AUTHOR: Grant Gross]
U.S. government employees have a telecommuting gap -- nearly all of them could work from home at least part time, but only about 20 percent do, according to a survey released Tuesday. More than four in 10 survey respondents were unaware if they were eligible to telecommute, according to the survey released by Telework Exchange. But 96 percent of the U.S. government employees who filled out an online quiz from the group could telework at least part time, and 79 percent could telework full time, the survey said. A three-day-a-week government telecommuter could save an average of $5,878 a year in commuting costs and avoid putting 9,060 pounds of pollutants into the environment, according to Telework Exchange. If the 79 percent of U.S. government employees eligible to telework full time actually did, they would save $13.9 billion in commuting costs and spare the environment 21.5 billion pounds of pollutants, the study said.
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