How to calculate telework savings

Federal Times: Snow thick enough to affect travel, such as the snow that blanketed the Washington D.C. region on Jan. 21, often inspires talk of telework, a practice that can keep agencies productive during weather events, but which is also difficult to measure.

A new guide offers some pointers on figuring the return on investment: Agencies should calculate the savings from telework using a variety of factors such as savings on real estate, transit subsidies and energy savings, according to a Jan. 21 report produced jointly by the Mobile Work Exchange and the Office of Personnel Management.

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