We wanted to provide you with best practices on working from home policies as many employees are now working from home, some for the first time, to protect the health of their workforce and their operations. Coronavirus (COVID-19) has gripped the globe. Government and health officials are urging calm and caution. 

Here are a few tips as you mobilize your continuity of operations plan to enable your workforce to work from home for an extended period of time: 

• Technology – The right technology is critical for employees to work from home effectively. Assess equipment and technology readiness including hardware, software, collaboration tools, and internet connectivity.
• Policies – Your organization should have an official telework policy and eligible employees should be working under a signed telework agreement. Review your policy and agreement documents to ensure they are up to date.
• Troubleshoot – Identify problematic areas that can cripple work productivity in a telework environment and assemble a task team to assist with resolution.

Learn more here!

What is Work from Home?

Working from Home, aka Teleworking, is a work arrangement that allows an employee to perform work at an approved alternative worksite.

Why have a telework program?

There are many benefits for employers, including: increased productivity, cost savings and improved employee retention, support for more diverse candidates and access to more talent, and assistance with their Employee Commute Reduction Programs.

And there are benefits for employees in terms of improved work-life balance, increased levels of flexibility, and saving time and money on their commutes. Our community and region profits, too, in the form of reduced emissions and cleaner air. Check out this map below showing a comparison of March 2019 and March 2020 and read more here.

If you need assistance with your telework program, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at Go Glendale. We are here to help! Additionally, you’ll find a list of Telework Resources below.

Telework Resources

Metro Telework Guidebook

LA County Telework Program

Life Labs Remote Work Guide

City of Glendale Coronavirus Updates and Business Resources

Emergency Business Resources

Marketing Support for Businesses

During the month of January 2020, Go Glendale assisted the City of Glendale in conducting Average Vehicle Ridership (AVR) surveys at seven properties in Downtown Glendale. Residents and employees of the properties recorded their trips for the week of January 13 to January 17, 2020. Go Glendale analyzed these trips to determine these properties’ overall AVR and breakdown of commute modes in order to better understand the travel patterns of the commuters in Downtown Glendale. The results are summarized in this blog post.

Average Vehicle Ridership is the ratio of number of employee or resident trips to the number of vehicle trips.

We ranked the seven properties according to their AVR, with #1 being the highest and #7 being the lowest.

#1- Hyatt Place

#2- TheBrand

#3- AMLI Lex on Orange

#4- Modera

#5- Onyx

#6- Altana

#7- Legendary

With an average of 69% drive-alone trips and 1.35 AVR, we have a long way to go to make Downtown Glendale more sustainable.