State and local government employees are bummed out, burned out, and stressed out from the endless struggle of trying to do more with less. To make matters worse, more than half the state’s most experienced people are moving toward the door to retirement. If California expects to attract a new generation of talented government leaders and staff workers it needs to find a new way of working, both figuratively and literally.

This report will show how telework can save government employers up to $11,000 per part-time telecommuter per year. This new workplace strategy offers a relatively easy, inexpensive, and popular solution to some of government’s most vexing problems such as:

• attracting and retaining talent
• reducing traffic congestion
• improving air quality
• reducing energy consumption
• reducing employee stress
• increasing morale