Workplace Flexibility: The New Rules to Keep Your Employees Happy
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The document discusses the benefits of workplace flexibility, including digital commuting, flexible scheduling, and vacation banking, emphasizing their potential to enhance employee work ethic and increase company profitability. It outlines the advantages and disadvantages of each flexibility option for both employees and employers. Additionally, the document provides implementation phases for introducing these practices in the workplace.
Workplace Flexibility: The New Rules to Keep Your Employees Happy
- 1. Workplace Flexibility Christina Wallace Paul Tighe William Wallace
- 2. Why Workplace Flexibility? Increase employee work ethic and increase company profitability. The best options for achieving this are flexible scheduling, digital commuting, and offering a vacation bank. What we will cover: Digital Commuting Flexibility Scheduling Vacation Banking Implementation
- 3. What is Digital Commuting? The ability to conduct work from a remote location outside of standard work locations. Digital commuting allows trustworthy employees to work from home.
- 4. Digital Commuting In Millions Employees (In Millions) 3 2.5 2005 2006 2 2007 1.5 2008 2009 1 2010 0.5 2011 2012 0 For Profit Employers
- 5. Digital Commuting Employee Pros Fewer Hazards More family Time Improves Morale
- 6. Digital Commuting Employee Pros Fewer Hazards More family Time Improves Morale Employer Pros Reduce Overhead Increase Loyalty Increase Productivity
- 7. Digital Commuting Employee Pros Fewer Hazards More family Time Improves Morale Employer Pros Reduce Overhead Increase Loyalty Increase Productivity Employee Cons Lack of Visibility Co-worker Jealousy Security Issues
- 8. Digital Commuting Employee Pros Fewer Hazards More family Time Improves Morale Employer Pros Reduce Overhead Increase Loyalty Increase Productivity Employee Cons Lack of Visibility Co-worker Jealousy Security Issues Employer Cons Lack of Supervision
- 9. What is Flexible Scheduling? Flexible scheduling allows employees to choose their working hours based on each of their own needs. Traditional Schedule Flexible Schedule
- 10. What is Flexible Scheduling? Flexible scheduling allows employees to choose their working hours based on each of their own needs. Traditional Schedule Flexible Schedule
- 11. Flexibility Schedule Employee Pros More Fulfillment Greater Control Reduce Burnout
- 12. Flexibility Schedule Employee Pros More Fulfillment Greater Control Reduce Burnout Employer Pros Increase Retention Decrease Overtime Faster Responses
- 13. Flexibility Schedule Employee Pros More Fulfillment Greater Control Reduce Burnout Employer Pros Increase Retention Decrease Overtime Faster Responses Employee Cons Reduce Teamwork Communication Issues
- 14. Flexibility Schedule Employee Pros More Fulfillment Greater Control Reduce Burnout Employer Pros Increase Retention Decrease Overtime Faster Responses Employee Cons Reduce Teamwork Communication Issues Employer Cons More Planning Time Staff Coverage Issues
- 15. Flexibility Schedule Example 1: Employees on Flexible Schedule – Work Days Example 2: Employees on Flexible Schedule – Work Hours
- 16. What is Vacation Banking? Vacation banking is used in place of offering overtime pay. All hours over the traditional 40-hour workweek will be entered into each employee’s individual “vacation bank”. Employees may withdraw from their vacation bank at anytime for any reason.
- 17. Vacation Banking Employee Pros Optional and Flexible Emergency Needs Consistent Pay Becomes Vacation
- 18. Vacation Banking Employee Pros Optional and Flexible Emergency Needs Consistent Pay Becomes Vacation Employer Pros Increase Morale No Overtime Pay
- 19. Vacation Banking Employee Pros Optional and Flexible Emergency Needs Consistent Pay Becomes Vacation Employer Pros Increase Morale No Overtime Pay Employee Cons No Extra Hours Paid Only 10 Hours Per Week Debt from Vacation
- 20. Vacation Banking Employee Pros Optional and Flexible Emergency Needs Consistent Pay Becomes Vacation Employer Pros Increase Morale No Overtime Pay Employee Cons No Extra Hours Paid Only 10 Hours Per Week Debt from Vacation Employer Cons Must Track System
- 21. Vacation Banking Employees can work up to an additional 10 hours (2 per day) per week and save those hours to use as needed. Week Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat/Su n Total Banked Wk 1 8 8 8 8 8 0 40 hrs 0 Wk 2 10 (+2) 8 8 10 (+2) 10 (+2) 0 46 hrs 6 Wk 3 7 (-1) 10 (+2) 10 (+2) 8 35 1 0 (-8) 0
- 22. Implementation Phase 1 (3 months) CEOs and Managers Phase 2 (6 months) Supervisors and Employees with 5+ years of Service Phase 3 (Permanent) Part-time employees and employees with >5 years of service.
- 23. Recommendation PCG recommends expanding the work week to 7 days and to extend the work day by 2 hours in the morning and 4 hours in the evening to accommodate employees potential schedule preferences.
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Editor's Notes
- #3: The old saying goes “happy wife, happy life” essentially meaning that the family will not be happy unless the mother/wife is happy. This saying can be directly applied to any office environment, if the employees are not happy, then no one will be happy. Workplace flexibility is necessary to increase employee work ethic and increase company profitability. The best options for achieving this are adjustable scheduling, digital commuting, and offering a vacation bank.Flexible scheduling allows employees to work to choose their working house based on each of their own needs. Flexible scheduling is one of the easiest and affordable options to increase employee morale.
- #10: Flexible scheduling allows employees to work to choose their working hours based on each of their own needs.Flexible scheduling is one of the easiest and affordable options to increase employee morale. I am going to cover traditional scheduling vs. flexible scheduling.With traditional scheduling, employees work a standard Monday through Friday schedule. On the plus side your staff is working together during prime working hours.With a flexible schedule, employees determine when they work which can include the weekends. The best part is that the company can operate for a greater period of time.
- #11: Flexible scheduling allows employees to work to choose their working hours based on each of their own needs.Flexible scheduling is one of the easiest and affordable options to increase employee morale. I am going to cover traditional scheduling vs. flexible scheduling.With traditional scheduling, employees work a standard Monday through Friday schedule. On the plus side your staff is working together during prime working hours.With a flexible schedule, employees determine when they work which can include the weekends. The best part is that the company can operate for a greater period of time.
- #22: The example above shows an employee that may have an important event coming up, perhaps an anniversary. This employee saved 6 hours of work on week 2, and enjoyed leaving early on Monday and was absent from work on Tuesday. By working a long shift again on Wednesday and Thursday, this employee suffered no loss of pay.