1996 - European Telework Week

Table of contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION 11
1.1. What is telework 11
1.2. Telework Stimulation Actions 11
1.3. Other Telework Initiatives 11
2. TELEWORK STIMULATION ACTIONS 15
2.1. Analysis of Impact and Exploitation of Results 15
2.1.1. Introduction 15
2.1.2. Methodology 15
2.1.3. Questionnaire results 16
2.2. The employment and economic impacts of advanced communications, and
social trends of communications services -PACE 95 21
2.2.1. Introduction 23
2.2.2. About the impact on jobs 23
2.2.3. The contribution to regional development and cohesion 26
2.2.4. Social trends that reflect the importance of advanced communications
services 28
2.3. Telework in Europe Penetration, potential and practice 36
2.3.1. Telework penetration 36
2.3.2. Telework practice in Europe 1994 37
2.3.3. Telework potential 38
2.3.4. Awareness and information sources 38
2.3.5. The gap between interest and practice 38
2.4. Legal, Organisational and Management Issues in Telework. New Ways to
Work in the Virtual European Company 40
2.4.1. Flexible employment 40
2.4.2. Customer Driven Business Organisation 40
2.4.3. New opportunities 41
2.4.4. Legal issues 42
2.4.5. Barriers to cross-border telework 42
2.4.6. Summary of recommendations 43
2.4.7. Telework and the Information Society 44
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