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- Flextime
- a system of flexible working hours based on a set number of hours to be worked per week. Employees are able to determine their precise hours of work, provided business...
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- The End of Time-Based Management?
- Author Tammy Erickson on how the Results-Only Work Environment fits into the evolution of the workplace — and why companies need to rethink the way they evaluate employee productivity. Is ROWE the workplace of the future? Erickson: The idea of decoupling...
- Articles 2008-09-26
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- Flextime Policy
- The Flextime policy states that the Company seeks to establish the place and hours of work that make the best use of our employees' knowledge, skills, abilities, and time. The Company offers various alternative work schedules. These alternatives are flextime, compressed workweeks, part-time schedules, job-sharing, and working at home. A...
- Tools & templates 2007-11-16
- Flextime is Good for Employees' Health, Too
- The Find: Flextime has been shown to improve productivity and aid retention; now researchers have found it improves health and reduces absenteeism as well. The Source: Recent research from Wake Forest University School of Medicine published in the Psychologist-Manager Journal. ...
- Blog posts 2008-04-29
- Flextime touted for firms, workers
- A deeper level of employee engagement, commitment and retention. Higher productivity. Less absenteeism. And in the case of one U.S. company, $200 million in annual cost savings. Flextime -- a broad concept encompassing a number of strategies aimed at giving employees greater flexibility in the hours they work...
- Research articles 2004-06-11
- Flextime In A Down Economy
- Even during the downturn, some companies are offering employees the chance to set their own schedules. Many women are finding ways to make it work even in the downturn. By explaining how the change would benefit the company fiscally, remaining responsive outside of the workplace and maximizing visibility in the...
- White papers 2009-01-30
- Is Flextime Right For Your Organization?
- For more than a century, most workers have been tied to a nine-to-five schedule that they planned their lives around. However, the recent introduction of flexible hours and remote working are starting to change this practice by allowing employees to have more say over when they work. Flexible hours, or...
- White papers 2008-08-20
- Understanding Your Values
- During your working life, it is easy to get so immersed in your day-to-day routine that you forget to look at the larger picture—your life as a whole. You might be very excited to have been offered a new job; you might simply feel grateful that you have a job...
- Articles 2007-02-15
- Updating Job Descriptions
- "Job description" is a very mundane title for a document that serves so many important functions in an organization. Often outdated, overlooked, and under-considered, the failure to deal seriously with these humble documents can trigger considerable organizational erosion.If given the respect they deserve, job descriptions can provide employees with the...
- Articles 2007-04-20
- How to Take Parental Leave
- Taking time off from work to care for a new child may be a federal right for many American workers, but doing it without mapping out a sound strategy can derail your career. Know Your Rights Goal: Determine exactly how...
- Articles 2007-05-29
- Motivating Women Employees
- Recent studies have shed new light on the attitudes women bring to the workplace and on the value of women as employees. Looking at the facts may prompt you to rethink your motivational strategy. Other research has produced even more disturbing, though controversial, assertions about how women may be counter-motivated...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- The Human-Capital Balancing Act
- Human resources should be put on the high-priority list and managed like any other portfolio asset. One has been told to leverage existing staff and to do a better job of managing people so the IT organization can improve partnerships and integration with the wider enterprise. The staff has to...
- White papers 2003-02-01
- Avoiding the Hiring Mistakes of the Dot-Com Boom
- According to sources, God never intended for Java programmers to pull down six-figure incomes. But in the late 1990s, that's just what happened. Panicked by a shortage of skilled IT workers - a shortage mostly caused by the dot-com boom - employers practically gave away the house in pursuit of...
- White papers 2004-09-29
- Three Strategies for Managing Generation Y
- Getting the most from millennial employees requires a new approach to management. Here's how Deloitte, Merrill Lynch, and the U.S. Army handle the needs of a new generation. ...
- Articles 2008-05-16
- Recruiting Gen Y: Four Killer Tactics
- Millennials are hardworking and enthusiastic, but they won't settle for just any job. Here's how McDonald's, Google, Harvard, and other employers hook today's best young talent. Pitch-Perfect Campus Visits Tactic: Get your millennial employees out in front of their peers ...
- Articles 2008-05-16
- The Five Dangers of Parental Leave
- Leaving work to care for a new child can complicate your career. Here's how to avoid common problems. Danger: Turning into Baby Central Neutralizer: Keep kid-centric chatter to a minimum It's natural for you to be excited about a new baby or a...
- Articles 2007-05-29
- Family-Friendly Policies from Family-Friendly Companies
- Flexible parental-leave programs are one of the keys to employee retention. These exemplary companies have policies in place that rank high with working parents. Ernst & Young Tax, accounting, and financial services New York, NY Leave Policy: Six weeks of fully paid parental leave...
- Articles 2007-05-29
- The Benefits Of Flextime
- With our personal lives busier than ever, offering flexible work options to your employees could be the best way to keep the good ones around. Though still very dedicated to their jobs, a certain percentage of the workforce was trying to adapt to the combined needs of a demanding professional...
- White papers 2006-06-05
- Three Illinois Based Companies Named AARP Best Employer for Workers over 50; Awards Dinner and National Conference to be Held in Chicago
- CHICAGO -- If today's employers expect to recruit and retain a skilled and experienced workforce, they should pay attention to companies who are ahead of the curve in providing exemplary policies and practices for a mature workforce. This year, AARP will recognize 50 employers as the 2005 Best Employers for...
- Research articles 2005-08-31
- IKEA U.S. Named a 2005 Working Mother 100 Best Company by Working Mother Magazine; Annual Initiative Celebrates 20th Anniversary by Asking Tough Questions on Flexibility
- PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. -- On the 20th anniversary of the Working Mother "100 Best Companies," an exclusive Working Mother magazine survey has found that despite the growing popularity of compressed work weeks, job-shares, telecommuting and other workplace flexibility options, two out of three working mothers believe there is still a...
- Research articles 2005-09-22
- Companies slow to employ alternative work options; Use of arrangements such as flextime is up only slightly, if at all.(Hewitt Associates L.L.C. statistics)(Statistical Data Included)
- Employer interest in offering alternative work arrangements continues to grow, albeit at a slow pace. The sagging economy, coupled with cultural issues within the workplace, has stymied stronger growth in the number of employers offering such alte Employer interest in offering alternative work...
- Research articles 2002-04-08
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