telecommuting

telecommuting definition - business

telecommuting

Utilizing telecommunications to perform a job from home or some other location that is remote from a regular workplace. Telecommuting allows an employee to save the cost and time of commuting to work, and at the same time to address family concerns such as caring for young children or an ill family member.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Business Terms Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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