Flexible Work Schedules
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Flexible Work Arrangements
By Margaret Powers August 29, 2011
Flexible Work Arrangements 2
Introduction to Flexible Work Schedules To meet family demands companies must consider the bottom line and endorse these policies for workers and families. The overall benefits will out weigh any skeptical reasoning and the U.S. companies will have a willing ethical workplace for generations to come. State legislature supports the flexible work schedule to extremely help with traffic congestion; decrease fuel consumption, flexibility for employees gives more time with their families, increases morale, and improves the working environment. Change takes time to reprogram minds set on a 9 to 5 work day for some the choice is much needed to make individuals succeed in their careers as well as their family life. Flexible work schedules will increase employee morale, engagement, and commitment to the organization. Other advantages are reduced turnover, reduced absenteeism and tardiness, reduced consumption of employee commuting time and fuel costs, traffic and the stresses of commuting during rush hours, and a positive feeling of personal control over schedule and work environment. The obvious benefit to an employer is the ability to accommodate employees who have trouble balancing their jobs and their families.
Flexible Work Arrangements 3
The demand for flexible work schedules have increased expectations to manage work, families and to be competitive in the global market, employers must be flexible to allow control of their work schedule. Flexible work hours is an alternative work schedule that allows a fulltime employee to eliminate at least one work day every two weeks by working longer hours during the remaining days. The two most popular flexible work schedules are working four 10 hour days and the fifth day off or 80 hours in nine days with the tenth day off. Other
Flexible Work Arrangements
By Margaret Powers August 29, 2011
Flexible Work Arrangements 2
Introduction to Flexible Work Schedules To meet family demands companies must consider the bottom line and endorse these policies for workers and families. The overall benefits will out weigh any skeptical reasoning and the U.S. companies will have a willing ethical workplace for generations to come. State legislature supports the flexible work schedule to extremely help with traffic congestion; decrease fuel consumption, flexibility for employees gives more time with their families, increases morale, and improves the working environment. Change takes time to reprogram minds set on a 9 to 5 work day for some the choice is much needed to make individuals succeed in their careers as well as their family life. Flexible work schedules will increase employee morale, engagement, and commitment to the organization. Other advantages are reduced turnover, reduced absenteeism and tardiness, reduced consumption of employee commuting time and fuel costs, traffic and the stresses of commuting during rush hours, and a positive feeling of personal control over schedule and work environment. The obvious benefit to an employer is the ability to accommodate employees who have trouble balancing their jobs and their families.
Flexible Work Arrangements 3
The demand for flexible work schedules have increased expectations to manage work, families and to be competitive in the global market, employers must be flexible to allow control of their work schedule. Flexible work hours is an alternative work schedule that allows a fulltime employee to eliminate at least one work day every two weeks by working longer hours during the remaining days. The two most popular flexible work schedules are working four 10 hour days and the fifth day off or 80 hours in nine days with the tenth day off. Other
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