Effortless HR - Flexible time pays dividends
Posted by
Phil Lamb on Tue, Feb 21, 2012 @ 06:57 AM
Effortless HR explores the concept of flexible time and it's impact on creativity and productivity. Flexible time refers to providing employees with the ability to choose their work hours to best fit their life and work habits.
Effortless HR surveyed a number of approaches ranging from strict work schedules (e.g., 8am to 5pm) and completely flexible programs. Effortless HR also studied tele-commuting programs. Effortless HR had a number of important findings:
* The best employees are even more productive with a flexible work schedule than with a traditional work schedule,
* Retention is better for the best employees when a flexible work program is in place,
* Effortless HR found that poor performers have issues in both types of work schedules,
* It is marginally more difficult to track poor performance in a flexible work schedule,
* Tele-commuting programs can have tremendous benefits for many employees. These include quantifiable savings such as time and transportation cost savings. Also, Effortless HR found that benefits include increased productivity and less stress.
