Also known as telecommuting. To use information technology (IT) and telecommunications to replace work-related travel. Teleworking allows employees work at home or at a local telework centre one or more days per week using communication tools, such as such as phone, fax, modem, Internet teleconferencing, e-mail or IM, to perform work duties from a remote location. The term telework is the term favoured in Europe and other countries while telecommute is used more often in the U.S and Canada.