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    Flexible Work Schedules

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    Мария Николенко
    Flexible work schedules allow employees to choose their work hours as long as they work a total of 40 hours per week. Common flexible schedules include compressed workweeks which condense hours into 4 long days, flex time which allows employees to choose start and end times around core hours, and daily flexible schedules giving freedom over work, lunch, and leave times. Flexible schedules provide benefits like a better work-life balance and increased productivity for employees, and higher employee engagement and extended operations for employers, though coordination challenges can exist.

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    Flexible Work Schedules

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    Flexible work schedules allow employees to choose their work hours as long as they work a total of 40 hours per week. Common flexible schedules include compressed workweeks which condense hours into 4 long days, flex time which allows employees to choose start and end times around core hours, and daily flexible schedules giving freedom over work, lunch, and leave times. Flexible schedules provide benefits like a better work-life balance and increased productivity for employees, and higher employee engagement and extended operations for employers, though coordination challenges can exist.

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    Flexible Work Schedules, its types, advantages and disadvantages

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    Flexible work schedules allow employees to choose their work hours as long as they work a total of 40 hours per week. Common flexible schedules include compressed workweeks which condense hours into 4 long days, flex time which allows employees to choose start and end times around core hours, and daily flexible schedules giving freedom over work, lunch, and leave times. Flexible schedules provide benefits like a better work-life balance and increased productivity for employees, and higher employee engagement and extended operations for employers, though coordination challenges can exist.

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    Flexible Work Schedules

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    Мария Николенко
    Flexible work schedules allow employees to choose their work hours as long as they work a total of 40 hours per week. Common flexible schedules include compressed workweeks which condense hours into 4 long days, flex time which allows employees to choose start and end times around core hours, and daily flexible schedules giving freedom over work, lunch, and leave times. Flexible schedules provide benefits like a better work-life balance and increased productivity for employees, and higher employee engagement and extended operations for employers, though coordination challenges can exist.

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    FLEXIBLE WORK SCHEDULES

    BY MARIIA NIKOLENKO
    WHAT IS A FLEXIBLE SCHEDULE?
    A flexible work schedule provides employees with an alternative to the standard 8 AM- 5 PM but still totals to a
    40-hour workweek. There is no strict schedule that is the same for everyone, instead, employees get to choose
    shifts, or time-slots that fit them the most throughout the day (or night).

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    TYPES OF FLEXIBLE
    SCHEDULES

    Compressed Workweek 
    • the most common flexible work
    schedule as it includes a four-day
    workweek with employees working
    four ten-hour days
    • gives your team an additional day off
    so they can enjoy a work-life
    balance. 

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    TYPES OF FLEXIBLE SCHEDULES

    Flex Time 
    • employer is not obsessed over what
    time you clock in
    • come to the office when you want and
    leave when you want
    • as long as the employee is responsible
    for his or her time and achieves their
    goals, that’s all the matters.

    4
    TYPES OF FLEXIBLE SCHEDULES
    Daily Flexible Schedule 
    • freedom in terms of when they come to
    work, leave, or take lunch.
    • no impact on their responsibilities, the An example of a flexitime working policy would be:
    goals that need to be achieved, or the • Flexitime arrival: 7am – 10 am
    total hours worked • Flexible lunch hours: 12am – 2pm
    • Flexible leave: 4pm – 6pm
    • Core hours (must be in the office): 10am – 12am,
    2pm – 4pm

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    TYPES OF FLEXIBLE SCHEDULES
    Split Shift
    • splitting your hours throughout the day.
    For example:
    • 4 hours during the morning, 2 more mid-
    afternoon, and end your evening 2 more
    hours.
    • 4 hours in the morning + 4 hours at night.

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    ADVANTAGES FOR EMPLOYEES

    • Meet personal obligations and life responsibilities


    conveniently
    • Reduced consumption of employee commuting time
    and fuel costs
    • Avoids traffic and the stresses of commuting during
    rush hours
    • Increased feeling of personal control over schedule
    and work environment
    • Reduces employee burnout due to overload
    • Allows people to work when they are at their most
    productive, feel freshest, and enjoy working

    7
    DISADVANTAGES FOR EMPLOYEES

    • Difficulties between workers


    • There is no clear delineation between work and home
    • Problems with family, neighbors and friends

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    ADVANTAGES FOR EMPLOYERS

    • Employee morale, engagement and commitment


    will increase
    • Absenteeism and tardiness will be reduced
    • Reduced turnover of valued staff
    • Extended hours of operation for departments
    such as customer service
    • Develops image as a top employer with family-
    friendly flexible work schedules
    • Allows people to work when they are at the
    most productive, feel freshest, and enjoy
    working.

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    DISADVANTAGES FOR EMPLOYERS

    • Still need to have meetings


    • Trouble adjusting to the new management style
    • Office-oriented people see their work-at-home
    colleagues as slackers
    • Compressed work weeks can make client
    handovers complicated
    • Jobs that require employees to face customers
    only allow certain types of flexible working
    hours.

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    Sources

    • https://www.thebalancecareers.com
    /advantages-and-disadvantages-of-flexible-work-schedules-1917964#disadvantages-for-employees
    • https://www.spica.com/blog/flexitime-advantages-disadvantages#what-is-flexitime
    • https://connecteam.com/pros-cons-flexible-work-schedule/
    • https://www.ajobthing.com/blog/the-pros-and-cons-of-flexible-working-hours
    • https://brandongaille.com/18-pros-and-cons-of-flexible-work-arrangements/
    • https://vacationtracker.io/blog/flexible-work-schedules

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