Thirty-six percent of working dads say their company does not offer flexible work arrangements such as flexible schedules, telecommuting, job sharing and more.
The study does show one way that female managers make a difference for workers: Women bosses are more willing to grant flexible work arrangements.
Yet until we lift the stigma and penalty attached to flexible work arrangements, we can anticipate that workers will be wary of taking advantage of them.
Amid growing evidence that many professional women desire flexible work arrangements and the option to work remotely, a recent survey conducted by Microsoft underscores this reality.
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Other potential obstacles included declining flexible work arrangements that are perceived to be costly, less focus on diversity due to amplified performance pressure and increased competition over fewer open positions.
It then examines the current state of flexible work arrangements and discusses the economic benefits of workplace flexibility - such as reduced absenteeism, lower turnover, improved health of workers, and increased productivity.
Furthermore, Kramer believes that the dissatisfaction derived from the work-life trade-offs may also be eased by company-supported flexible work policies, including paid vacation, flexible work arrangements or telecommuting and compressed workweeks.
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Team Obama is sending a clear message to corporate America, small businesses and federal agencies: Start offering more flexible work arrangements for the sake of families and, yes, for the sake of the economy.
Request flexible work arrangements.
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Similarly, a series of pilots on flexible work arrangements sponsored by a non-profit group called the BOLD Initiative found that when teams were given the freedom to arrange work schedules around their personal needs and desires, it not only increased employee satisfaction but also improved team productivity.
Apparently Marissa Meyer is trying to whip the company back into shape and wants to reign in employees who have flexible working arrangements and work from home.
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Government administrators urged all departments to make work arrangements as flexible as possible for staff who could not make alternative childcare plans.
Indeed the state of Wisconsin, which increased its budget for child care as part of its drive to persuade welfare mothers to work, has found that much of the extra cash has gone unclaimed: many mothers seem to prefer flexible unpaid arrangements with people their children already know.
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