| reply to Iceman4u2
Telecommuting Although telecommuting sounds blissful, the reality is that it's not always a feasable option for many jobs. In addition, there are many situations, for instance mentoring and evaluating new hires, where you need daily, personal interaction.
More worrisome is an issue that no one seems to address in this era of the global, multi-national corporations--the trend to reduce the number of "employees" through conversion to contract positions. In the US, for tax and other legal purposes, the traditional business law concept of "agency" is used to determine if one is an employee or independent contractor. Among the factors considered, is the level of control, whether busniess tools are provided and business facilities. The more corporations can back away from the various factors considered by courts and government entitites the more successful they will be in converting a significant portion of employee positions to independent contractor positions. Although this may not necessarily be bad in all instances, it will be yet another significant sea change for future generations. |
