Mr Freeman argues that it may make better sense than you might think to stick to established inflexible arrangements, even if flexible systems spur productivity.
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If your travel plans are flexible, there will be no charge if you would like to change your reservation and we will provide full refunds if your travel plans are not flexible.
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If wages are flexible and workers mobile, this bust need not be too bad.
Labour markets do need to be more flexible if Europe's jobless are to get back to work.
If Labour values flexible labour markets, as it claims, why take the risk?
AES, an American power generator and distributor, thinks the new measures show the government's determination to be flexible if necessary.
All in all, a surprising set of announcements for Big Red -- in one fell swoop, it's gone from the most locked-down carrier being at least on par with the GSM networks, and potentially even more flexible if these pricing plans actually pan out.
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But a job could also be considered flexible if it offers the ability to switch roles and responsibilities within a company (as with rotating job titles), if it offers options for job-sharing, or if meetings and company events are not considered mandatory to attend, among other things.
If your plans are flexible, book your trip when there are not any major events in town.
The year-round repeat rate is 80 percent, but there's room for newcomers if they're flexible on dates.
In retrospect, the flexible, if unregulated, labour market has been one of the strongest indicators of greater regional economic integration.
Aviation experts have designed durable new radial tyres that would burst into lighter, more flexible fragments if a blowout occurs.
Would a man get a flexible schedule if he stated he needed to be home at 5:00 p.m. to cook for the kids?
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Space export control processes would also be improved if legislation allowed for flexible application of SECs and required industry to reimburse the Department of Defense for all SECs.
Countries in the euro area will have to undertake more reforms, such as making their labour markets more flexible, if they are to make the best of life with a single monetary policy.
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Two-thirds of women said they would not have off-ramped if their companies had supported flexible options or unpaid sabbaticals.
The flexible component decreases if their firm performs less well, which it has done for most bankers over the past few years.
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There are questions about whether it's appropriate for example to push someone against a flexible wall, if that saves a child's life.
If your travel dates are flexible, you can easily tailor your trip according to the days when a cut-price seat to your destination is bookable.
He hints that Europe might adopt a more flexible regulatory stance if America were to create what amounts to an independent data-protection body along European lines.
In some respects, this is an influence for good, since Mr Brown stresses the need for more flexible labour markets if the system is to work.
Again, if France had been as flexible as America, its unemployment rate would have been 1.7 percentage points lower (equivalent to roughly half the gap that then existed).
The labour market is becoming, if anything, even less flexible.
If your employer offers a healthcare flexible spending account (FSA), you certainly can.
Jobs were available if people were prepared to be flexible, he said.
In the absence of any accredited labs, she said, she has urged program doctors to be flexible and change drugs if reports from any lab indicate resistance.
Flexible Spending Accounts: If you have this benefit at work, make sure you take advantage of the pretax benefits to use to pay medical deductibles or other qualifying expenses.
Many areas of the company will allow you to work from home if needed and they are very flexible with allowing you to take time off whenever you want to.
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