Some of the most successful companies around offer and promote telework to their employees because it just makes good business sense. Telework can provide many benefits to your company as well:

• Boost employee productivity & effectiveness.
• Move job satisfaction & employee retention to new levels.
• Expand the scope and quality of your recruitment pool.
• Lower real estate & other overhead costs.
• Accelerate your company's emergency preparedness.
• Reduce your City of Seattle "commuter head tax" costs.

Ready to join the Movement - Launch your program now with a Telework Seattle grant!

Telework Seattle provides free assistance to evaluate your options and launch or expand your company's telework program. The brief application takes just minutes to complete.

Companies that qualify for Telework Seattle grants receive free support formalizing your telework program, defining technology requirements, determining which jobs and employees are good telework candidates, and developing telework policy that works for you. Mini-grants up to $500.00 are also available to purchase basic equipment or software.

Apply now! Applications are considered on a case-by-case basis while funding lasts.

Download the application form [.PDF 56kb 2 pgs] and mail it to:
Attention: Telework Seattle
Employer Commuter Services
YES-TR-0650
400 Yesler Way
Seattle, WA 98104

Useful external links:

• An Employee Savings Worksheet developed by Telework Advantage Group to assist employees in determining the cost benefits of telecommuting
• Commuter Challenge: A local resource with useful tools and guidance on establishing telework policies at your business
• Telework Exchange: A national public-private partnership focused on the ins, outs, whys and how-to's of telework.

Telework Seattle is provided by King County Metro in cooperation with the Downtown Transportation Alliance (a consortium of King County Metro, City of Seattle [external link], Downtown Seattle Association [external link], and Sound Transit [external link]).