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Telework

When you move the work to the workers instead of vice-versa, everyone can benefit: employers, workers, and the communities in which they live.

Teleworking is an extension of the workplace, enabling employees to be productive in a location other than the normal office by using the phone and the computer. The spread of home-based businesses has done much to enhance the image of teleworking, and many preparedness experts tout the value of decentralized office environments.

RideShare provides individuals and employers with information and assistance in implementing telework policies and programs. Call us or email for more information.

For your team

Good for employees

Whether or not a business succeeds and grows depends more and more on the people that make up the organization. By working with employees to structure a productive telework environment, a company improves its long-term prospects and keeps good people. Employee benefits include

  • Reduced stress thanks to fewer long, congested commutes.
  • Improved productivity from fewer interruptions and distractions.
  • Better time management and the opportunity for flexible schedules.
  • Improved work–life balance, boosting employee satisfaction.

For your business

Good for the bottom line

Telework is an effective tool for businesses looking for a competitive edge. By improving productivity and cutting overhead costs, telework can help maximize profits, and allow an organization to expand and prosper over the long run. Business benefits include

  • Strengthened employee recruitment and retention.
  • Reduced absenteeism, sick leave, and late arrivals.
  • Increased employee productivity and satisfaction.
  • Reduced costs for office space and parking.
  • Expanded geographic access to skilled workers.
  • Enhanced recognition as an innovative business and good corporate citizen.
How we help

What we offer

Costs & benefits

Greater organizational understanding of the costs and benefits of telework.

Regional options

Knowledge of the telework options available across our region.

Task forces

Help creating telework task forces within organizations.

Pilot framework

A framework for telework pilot programs — risk management, training, technology needs, and program evaluation.

Free resource

RideShare’s Telework Portfolio

A complete toolkit to help organizations identify the best policies and guidelines for a telework pilot program — templates for preliminary cost-benefit analyses, telework FAQs and suitability surveys for managers and employees, program development guidelines, office procedures, remote office safety checklists, teleworker agreements, and more.
View the document (PDF)
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Where we serve

Our program covers anyone who lives or works in the following areas: cities of Buena Vista, Charlottesville, Harrisonburg, Lexington, Staunton and Waynesboro; and the counties of Albemarle, Augusta, Bath, Fluvanna, Greene, Highland, Louisa, Nelson, Rockbridge and Rockingham. Our database consists of hundreds of registered commuters with new commuters registering every day. It is possible that other commuters seeking to share a ride may contact you. Please note that RideShare does not sell, share, or trade the information you provide.

Bring telework to your workplace

Contact RideShare for free help designing a telework program that works for your team and your bottom line.

Contact RideShare