ABSTRACT
There is a strange division between assessments of teleworking as a new phenomenon in the world of work: some people regard working at a distance, supported by telecommunications and computer equipment as nothing different from using these means of work within a traditional office or see it as just one element of continuous change without major significance; others, however, stressing mainly the newness of locational independence, call it an innovation with farreaching implications for the historical evolution of work. Obviously remote working builds on the results of technological innovation in information and communication technology. But does teleworking itself represent a genuine innovation and, if so, does this hold true for all forms?
