Today working, is the way of life. Finding the right balance between work and social life can be a challenge. Depending on people’s job field will determine their working hours. Some companies have a 9 to 5 work schedule, whereas others may offer swing shift which is typically starting in the afternoon and getting off right before midnight. Then there are companies that offer flex-time depending on the need of the employee and company. Flex-time working schedules help employees balance work and social life, which leads to productivity increase and employee commitment. Impact of Flex-time Flex-time, developed to reduce the number of missed work days and traffic congestion (Eldridge & Nisar, 2011). Introduction …show more content…
To gain highly qualified staff to their company they are offering flexible working packages. Having the control in scheduling what hours to work themselves, they feel the company cares about their personal life. Which leads to the employee having job satisfaction andhigher work commitment (Kelliher & Anderson, 2010, p. 85). According to Kelliher & Anderson ( p. 87 ) they found prior findings, flexible work schedules results in employee commitment and engagement within the company, job satisfaction and flexible work packages help the company to gain, recruit and keep qualified staff in the …show more content…
The option of working flex-time all depends on the geographical and line of work a person is in. The productivity that employees have working flex-time has shown a mix in findings. Some companies show the employees working the flex-time schedule being more productive. At the same time, the employees not working a flex-time schedule shows the same results in productivity. The pharmaceutical industry researched showed a 10 percent increase in productivity when employees had the flex-time schedule. With companies offering the flex-time schedule it has had positive results in employees staying with the company. The employees feel more part of the company and have set goals on where they would like to be. Employers can gain dedicated workers; when they offer more options on working hours for their employees. This leads them to be able to balance their work life with their social
Today people are looking for benefits what will help them manage their work-life life-styles better. Today, with the help of technology, employer is now starting to be more capable of offering flexible options with great results.
Employers should provide a flexible working environment for their employees as some employees have medical conditions for example diabetes which requires the person to eat regularly and carry medical equipment with them including medication and a blood sugar level machine to check their blood sugar levels regularly. They should also make it flexible for people who have children in child care centres, so those employees can leave work early as child care centres close at 6pm and in case and employees child is sick so they can go and collect their child and look after them. Employers should also provide a flexible working environment for employees so they can attend medical appointments as some specialist appointments require you to do preparation
If the workplace of today could be characterized by a single theme, it would most likely focus on the continual presence of change. Dramatic changes in technology, the marketplace and the workforce have compelled organizations to re-evaluate not only the competitiveness of their products, but also the core ways in which work is performed. It is out of this pursuit for continued survival that organizations have been faced with the notion of varying work-schedules beyond the traditional hours of nine to five. This paper will explore the societal and business changes that have led to a proliferation in flexible work patterns. This paper will also address the benefits and disadvantages of flexible work patterns for
Work-life balance has been a popular topic for employees across all age and occupations for years, representing a rising concern of contemporary human resource management and labor policies. This topic has attracted the attention from the millennium generation, who is stepping into the market and beginning to grow a career. Therefore considering the increasing demand, well-designed workforce planning with diverse scheduling options offered to employees appears to be extra credits for most companies. This research paper aims to communicate the positive effects of four-day workweek, and providing support for why employers should adopt this schedule for employees and themselves through 1) introducing background and history of four-day workweek as a work schedule option and 2) demonstrating benefits of four-day workweek from both employer and employees’ perspectives.
Hill, E.J., Erickson, J.J., Holmes, E.K. and Ferris, M. (2010). Workplace flexibility, work hours, and work-life conflict: Finding an extra day or two. Journal of Family Psychology, 24(3),
Flexible work shifts have been on the rise due to changes in demographics such as higher amounts of females in the workplace and dual income households (Idris, 2014). In most health care industry positions, employees may be required to work long hours and shift hours. These shifts can be very hard on employee morale and welfare. Strenuous and difficult shifts can lead to burnout and high retention rates (Mathis, Jackson, & Valentine, 2014). Alegent Health offers flexible work schedules in order to help employees gain a balance between their work and personal lives. Alegent Health’s willingness to be flexible with their employees increases their retention
The objective is to use flexible working as a tool and to formalise a strategy to assist with staff retention and enable the company to be more competitive in the employment market.
The report is based on responses collected from more than 1000 employers and 2000 employees, considered UK workforce only and was conducted in early January 2012. The report presents an in-depth view of the types of flexible working provisions offered by employers including part-time working, working from home, flexitime, compressed hours, career breaks/sabbaticals, mobile working, term-time working, secondments, annual hours and time off work in the community.
The scheduling of hours of work is undoubtedly one of the major social problems of industrial society. Statistic estimates that 30% of Canada's workforce are involved in some kind of shiftwork. Of those, 33% work irregular shifts, just under 30% work rotating shifts, 17% work long term evening shifts, 10% work on call, 3% work split shifts, 3% work long term night shifts and just over 3% are classed as "other". Present estimates tell us that before the trend slows, fully 35% of the workforce will work some type of shiftwork (Siroonian 123). Companies are feeling the need to maximize their efficiency by spreading their operating costs over 24 hours. However, on the other hand, working other than the standard
Flextime is an alternative work schedule system where employees can modify the start and end of their work day. Studies have shown that these “flexible work schedules have positive effects on employee productivity, job satisfaction, and employee absenteeism” (Dessler & Chhinzer, 2017, p. 312). This concept shows validity in the assumptions made by Uber, which is that their employees value and prefer the flexible model that results from being an independent contractor. However, this evidence does not suggest that Uber cannot provide their drivers the entitlements of employees while still offering flexible work
Businesses should evaluate their flex work arrangement on a regular basis. As the bar graph shows above, company that doesn’t offer flexible work arrangement has
In Atkinson and Meager’s model of flexible firm, there are 5 different types of industrial flexibility that a company and the human resources department focus on when deciding to choose if they want to allow their employees a flexible schedule or keep them working their normal 8 hour
Research into benefits of introducing a flexible schedule included a survey and reading peer reviewed reports. A survey of all one hundred employees at ABC Inc. was conducted using Survey Monkey.
This not only includes employees having more choices in when to work but also the amount of working hours is adapted to fit the employees. There are also more choices in where to work through having the options to work from places other than the office all or some of the time, this being occasionally or on a
According to the cases, flextime is the most successful incentive keeping working moms on the jobs. This policy help workers especially new moms balance work and home brings significant returns to the company. Besides this makes them able to set their own hours as long as she completes their work.