Job flexiblilty

INTRODUCTION ‘Alternative work hours involve the adjustment of employees’ daily work schedules and/or working the typical 40 hour work week in fewer than five days’. Flexibility and Flexible Work are terms used to describe a wide range of work styles and employment practices. Broadly speaking, they are used to describe all kinds of employment, which differ from the traditional 9-5 full time job with a permanent contract. The "flexible" aspect of these types of jobs …

…organisations need to provide effective and efficient services. Sometimes these needs do conflict, and when this is the case, the organisation can rightfully deny a request for a flexible alternative work schedule. However, with so many choices available, it is often possible to design an alternative work schedule that meets the needs of both the employee and the organisation, and with the benefits these schedules can offer, the extra effort to compromise would be worthwhile.