Options

• Compressed Time: full time work with more hours per day, but fewer days per week
• Flexible scheduling: Employees adjust their arrival and departure times around designated “core hours” or a certain number of hours per day or week
• Job sharing: Two or more people share one full time job
• Part time options: Part day, part week, part month, or part year work involving prorated pay and benefits
• Telecommuting: Employees work from home one or more days a week
• Extended Parental leave: Time off for the birth or adoption of a child or to care for a child with serious health problems.
• Use of Sick Leave for Family Illness: Employees who receive a varying number of paid sick days can use these days to care for any ill family member

Advantages

• *Minimal investment with big payoffs
• *Reduces absenteeism, improves moral and productivity
• *Expands pool of potential employees
• *Enhances recruitment and retention of employees

Considerations

• *May require greater planning and control over work flow on the part of managers and work teams
• *May disrupt work flow if not carefully planned
• *Administrative costs may be high when an option is first implemented, depending on existing systems
• *May require greater planning and control over work flow on the part of managers and work teams
• *May require manager training to effectively implement