Trip Saver Tools - Flexible Working Options

Green Pressures Drive Telecommuting & Compressed Schedules

Employees want to end costly commutes and the carbon they generate. Employers are going
green and the nation wants to reduce oil imports. One solution is flexible work.
The best guide: The Superior TripSaver Tools!

Why Use These Tools?

They help you get telecommuting or compressed schedules right the first time – with tools that are up to the task:

♦ Reliable Guidance – Our widely adopted framework has selection standards, rules of the road, best practices and compelling answers to dozens of FAQs that:

     ► Avoid the extremes of letting no one or
         everyone have these options
     ► Give clear guidance to managers and
       employees on who should apply
     ► Assure that your decisions are consistent

♦ Competent Decision-Making – Our proposal-and-decision process is in use in hundreds of companies. It assures:

     ► Improved performance without hurting
        customers or service
     ► A form of flexibility that is truly flexible
     ► Employee perception that the process is fair

♦ High-Performance Training – Saying “yes” to a flexible arrangement does not assure success. Experience-driven interactive e-training is crucial. Our integrated tools offer:

     ► Thorough preparation for key challenges
     ► Rehearsal of best practices for options
     ► Troubleshooting tips on common problems

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TripSaver Solution!

What Our Users Say

“I would recommend these tool to other firms... They are user-friendly.” – Accounting Firm

“These web-based tools are great for making decisions and for training.” – Food Services Co.

“This how-to kit – expertise, tools and resources – is a great system to educate managers & shift their minds.” – Biotech Co.

“The tools have strong sections on each FWA that help people think through what they want and make good decisions.” – Hospital

“The guidelines are absolutely helpful – our one-stop shop for info. They let everyone know what we’re striving for.” – Technology Firm

Our PROVEN Approach

Paul Rupert has been perfecting workplace flexibility as a manager and consultant since 1972. The TripSaver Tools draw on Rupert & Company’s proven, hallmark blend of user-friendly guidance and engaging online training.

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What Drives This

Work-At-Home Programs Could Reduce Gulf Oil Imports by Almost 75%

We covered the pros and cons of telework in an earlier post, but we’ve developed a telecommuting model which shows that if the 40% of U.S. workers that studies show could work from home actually did, the U.S. could reduce Gulf Oil imports by 74%, and reduce gas consumption by 11.5 billion gallons a year.
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High Gas Prices Could Slow Recovery

After just a few months of relief at the pump, cheap gasoline is disappearing. Gas prices have risen 41 days in a row, to a national average of almost $2.62 a gallon. That is a sharp increase from the low of $1.62 a gallon that prevailed at the end of last year.

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Gas prices pass $3 a gallon

Oh brother, Californians dealing with double-digit unemployment, steep wage cuts and bleak 401(k) reports are getting hammered again.

Gas prices crossed the $3 threshold in California on Monday, hitting an average of $3.01 a gallon, the highest since Halloween and $1.21 a gallon more than we were paying at Christmas. A 15-gallon fill-up now costs $18.15 more than it did in December.

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