... done in 1995 at Newcastle University found that less than 1 worker out off 100 was a Teleworker (spending at least half of their working week at home using the computer), organisation are becoming increasingly interested in various forms of Teleworking, which are becoming increasingly interested in various forms of Teleworking, which has benefits both for the employer and the employee. According to research done by Henley Business School in 1997, there are already 4 million Teleworkers in the UK. Recently, the relative demand for skilled labour has increased dramatically. We investigate one of the causes, skill-based technical change. Advances in the Information Technology (IT) are among the most powerful forces bearing on the economy. Employers who use IT often make complementary innovations in their organisations and in the services they offer. Our hypothesis is that these Co-inventions by IT users change the mix of skills that employers demand. Specially, we ...

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