Alternate
Work Schedule
Based on employer policy, some employees
may arrive and depart at varying times
of the day, beyond a pre-set core period/work
shift (e.g., 10 am to 3 pm). At managements
discretion, the flexible period may vary
from day to day or the choice may become
more permanent. To qualify for alternative
work hour privileges, employees continue
to work the required number of hours per
week or per pay period. There are several
possible schedules.
Alternative work schedule
options include, but are not limited to:
- Staggered work
hours: Workers and/or management
choose arrival and departure times,
but must report at the same time each
day and hours must include a core period
to allow some daily inter-action with
co-workers. Punctuality is still required.
- Flexible hours:
Each day, workers vary their start and
ending times and the length of the lunch
break, within management guidelines.
- Compressed work
week includes:
- 4/10 or 4/40
schedule: Employees work
four 10-hour days instead of five
8-hour days.
- 9/80 schedule:
A two-week period in which employees
work 80 hours in nine days with
one day off, generally Friday or
Monday.
- 4.5-day week:
Employees work four nine-hour days
and one four-hour day. The half-day
off may be scheduled on Friday or
any day approved by the supervisor.
Flextime benefits the
employees and employers:
- Personal control over their schedules
- Opportunity to adjust work schedules
to meet personal needs
- Less traffic congestion and fewer
delays
- Opportunity to work at personal peak
times
- Flexibility to take care of personal
business
- Less stress
- More job satisfaction
Flextime benefits your employer
by:
- Expanding business hours for local
customers
- Enhancing ability to work with other
time zones
- Offering flexibility to workers who
need different schedules
- Increasing ability to attract new
employees
- Providing additional cost-free benefit
- Reducing tardiness and absences
- Decreasing personnel turnover
- Improving productivity and morale
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