June

Despite the apparent dearth of good flex time opportunities, employers report that they are increasing flex options as a way to offset the reduction in benefits during the recession and its aftermath. Many companies go so far as to cite all the benefits that flex time can offer them, such as productivity, retention, and lower recruitment and relocation costs. Based on a number of surveys conducted by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and […]

Although 20% of advertised jobs offer some sort of flexible scheduling,  a closer examination of these jobs reveals that they are often low-paying, non-professional positions in the food, installation or personal care industries.  Exceptions to this pattern can be found in health services & practitioners, computers, and sales. Positions such as, sales representative/manager, systems and business analyst, and medical claims or patient advocate are flexible.  But, they often require a full-time commitment. Take a working mom from northern New Jersey, […]

Many women with school-aged children have complained about the difficulty of finding flexible and interesting work. I decided to see just what they were facing. And the answer is…it depends. Flextime includes part-time, compressed work week, telecommuting, break arrangements, shift flexibility, job sharing, part-year work or alternate or flex schedules. A less prevalent form is the automatic phase-back program that allows new moms to transition back to work on a temporary part-time schedule.