Flexible Working Practices Flashcards
Advantages for employees
Flexibility to meet family needs, personal obligations, and life responsibilities conveniently.
Advantages for employees
Reduced consumption of employee commuting time and fuel costs. If these employees are allowed to work from home, that saves two hours of time, gas, and wear and tear on the road.
Advantages for employees
Avoids traffic and the stresses of commuting during rush hours.
Advantages for employees
Increased feeling of personal control over schedule and work environment.
Advantages for employees
Reduces employee burnout due to overload. Flexibility means employees can take a break when they need it.
Advantages for employees
Allows people to work when they accomplish most, feel freshest, and enjoy working. (eg. morning person vs. night person).
Advantages for employers
Increased employee morale, engagement, and commitment to the organization.
Advantages for employers
Reduced absenteeism and tardiness.
Advantages for employers
Increased ability to recruit outstanding employees.
Advantages for employers
Reduced turnover of valued staff.
Advantages for employers
Allows people to work when they accomplish most, feel freshest, and enjoy working. (e.g. morning person vs. night person).
Advantages for employers
Extended hours of operation for departments such as customer service.
Advantages for employers
Develops image as an employer of choice with family-friendly flexible work schedules.
Job Share
Job sharing is an employment arrangement where typically 2 people are retained on a part-time basis to perform a job fulfilled by 1 person.
Part Time
When the employee only works certain days a week and not the whole week.
Compressed Hours
Staff working compressed hours work their total contracted hours over fewer working days. For example, a full-time staff member could work 36.5 hours over 4.5 days or a 9 day fortnight rather than 5 days.
Flexi-time
When the employee chooses when to start and end work (within agreed limits) but works certain ‘core hours’ everyday.
Annualised Hours
When the employee’s hours are expressed as a total number of hours to be worked during the course of the year.
Staggered Hours
When the employee starts and finishes work in the same workplace completing a set number of hours, but at different times during the day.
Homeworking
When employees carry out the duties of the job from home.
Teleworking
When employees carry out the duties of the job while they’re away from the organisation and use ICT to keep in contact.
Advantages of homeworking and teleworking
Allows a better work–life balance for employees, which can increase morale and motivation, and thus increase productivity
Advantages of homeworking and teleworking
Reduction in travel, which reduces stress among staff
Advantages of homeworking and teleworking
Organisations can save money on smaller premises as they won’t need to accommodate everyone in the office
Advantages of homeworking and teleworking
Allow for the organisation to retain employees whose personal circumstances have changed
Disadvantages of homeworking and teleworking
taff may feel isolated and it is difficult to promote team spirit
Disadvantages of homeworking and teleworking
Staff may find it difficult to discipline themselves to get the work done as there may be more distractions at home
Disadvantages of homeworking and teleworking
It is difficult to ensure that staff are complying with health and safety requirements when they are working at home
Disadvantages of homeworking and teleworking
It is difficult to supervise staff who are working from home
Career Break benefits
increase retention of employees, be used as a reward, help bring new skills and motivate employees.
