2013

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.