Flex Time
Flex time is all about “when.” This arrangement gives employees the option to come and go as they please, as long as they don't miss deadlines and agree to be at their workstations on the days requested by management. The employee is given keys to the office so that if he wants to come in on a Sunday morning he can. Again, the issue of trust must be 100 percent.
If a shift differential is paid to workers with traditional schedules for weekend, holiday, or night shifts, the flex-time arrangement should state that this pay rule is waived. The benefit of flexible working hours should not include the ability for employees to pick the highest-paying timeframes in which to get their work done.
Flex time is very popular with parents who want to avoid daycare costs and give their children the benefit of having a parent at home around the clock. Employees are able to work around their spouse's schedule and the savings in daycare expenses equals extra cash in the hands of the employee. The employee will look at it as a pay raise, at no cost to you.
Like job sharing, parents aren't the only ones to benefit from flex time. People whose biological clock dreads the 9:00 A.M.–5:00 P.M. workday prefer flexible hours. Students juggling school schedules can balance class and homework. People who want to pursue interests that are not limited to weekends are also likely to enjoy flex time.
