Managers say there are employee motivational benefits in remote working, but they still have fears about productivity, a lack of team bonding, and data security.
IT professionals who volunteer their expertise to help local charities or community projects are being invited to enter IT4Communities' 2007 IT Volunteering Awards.
Procter & Gamble, winner of the manufacturing and engineering category of Computer Weekly's Best Places to Work in IT Awards 2007, has strengthened its hand in IT professional development for this year's competition.
Drug company Pfizer has announced it is to close down its last pharmaceutical-ingredients manufacturing plant in the UK with the loss of 420 jobs, including 30 IT roles related to process automation and business systems support.
The second quarter of 2007 was the best for IT job-seekers for several years, with double-digit growth in the full-time and freelance jobs markets. The number of permanent advertised jobs was up 13% on the same period in 2006, and there were 18% more contract positions on offer, according to the Computer Weekly Survey of Appointments Data and Trends compiled by Salary Services Limited (SSL).