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Flexibility Matters
In a 2008 study by Resources Global, 82% of global human resources leaders believe that the “war for talent” is a key and enduring business issue over the next 10 years and beyond. In the same study, only 6% stated that the “softer” issue of work/life balance was a priority. View the following resources to discover how companies who have studied work/life balance and flexibility have found that it is NOT a “soft” issue but a measurable business imperative.
Flex-Options Guide and Toolkit
The Flex-Options for Women project, sponsored by the Women's Bureau of the U.S. Department of Labor, encourages business owners to develop workplace flexibility policies and procedures in response to the growing demand for such options in the workplace. The Flex-Options Guide and the Toolkit are helpful resources for employers. It includes templates to assist HR professionals and managers in creating policies or guidelines for different types of Flexible Work Arrangements.
http://www.we-inc.org/flex.cfm
Business Impacts of Flexibility: An Imperative for Expansion represents for the first time the weight of evidence companies themselves have collected about the positive business impacts of flexibility. This report is a product of Corporate Voices for Working Families, a non-profit coalition of companies committed to issues affecting working families. It was researched and written by WFD Consulting with financial support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and Baxter International.
http://www.cvworkingfamilies.org/flex_report/flex_report.shtml
Employee Health and Workplace Flexibility
Sloan Work and Family Research Network
A developing interest among workplace practitioners, policy-makers, and researchers is to better understand the linkages between work environments and a range of health conditions. Evolving literature suggests that workplace flexibility can contribute to improved worker, family, and community health outcomes, as well as to reduced employer health-related costs. This topic page explores the relationship between workplace flexibility and health outcomes, as well as overall employee well-being. Last Updated: May 2007
http://wfnetwork.bc.edu/topic.php?id=25&area=business
When Work Works
A nationwide initiative to highlight the importance of workforce effectiveness and workplace flexibility as strategies to enhance businesses’ competitive advantage in the global economy and yield positive business results. When Work Works is a project of Families and Work Institute (FWI) sponsored by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
When Work Works: A Flexibility Toolkit
http://familiesandwork.org/3w/toolkit/webpage-toolkit.html
Flex Tips for Employers, Supervisors, Companies
http://familiesandwork.org/3w/tips/index.htm
Making Work "Work": New Ideas from Winners of the Alfred P. Sloan Awards for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility
http://familiesandwork.org/site/research/reports/3wbooklet.pdf
Flex-Options Guide and Toolkit
The Flex-Options for Women project, sponsored by the Women's Bureau of the U.S. Department of Labor, encourages business owners to develop workplace flexibility policies and procedures in response to the growing demand for such options in the workplace. The Flex-Options Guide and the Toolkit are helpful resources for employers. It includes templates to assist HR professionals and managers in creating policies or guidelines for different types of Flexible Work Arrangements.
http://www.we-inc.org/flex.cfm
Business Impacts of Flexibility: An Imperative for Expansion represents for the first time the weight of evidence companies themselves have collected about the positive business impacts of flexibility. This report is a product of Corporate Voices for Working Families, a non-profit coalition of companies committed to issues affecting working families. It was researched and written by WFD Consulting with financial support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and Baxter International.
http://www.cvworkingfamilies.org/flex_report/flex_report.shtml
Employee Health and Workplace Flexibility
Sloan Work and Family Research Network
A developing interest among workplace practitioners, policy-makers, and researchers is to better understand the linkages between work environments and a range of health conditions. Evolving literature suggests that workplace flexibility can contribute to improved worker, family, and community health outcomes, as well as to reduced employer health-related costs. This topic page explores the relationship between workplace flexibility and health outcomes, as well as overall employee well-being. Last Updated: May 2007
http://wfnetwork.bc.edu/topic.php?id=25&area=business
When Work Works
A nationwide initiative to highlight the importance of workforce effectiveness and workplace flexibility as strategies to enhance businesses’ competitive advantage in the global economy and yield positive business results. When Work Works is a project of Families and Work Institute (FWI) sponsored by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
When Work Works: A Flexibility Toolkit
http://familiesandwork.org/3w/toolkit/webpage-toolkit.html
Flex Tips for Employers, Supervisors, Companies
http://familiesandwork.org/3w/tips/index.htm
Making Work "Work": New Ideas from Winners of the Alfred P. Sloan Awards for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility
http://familiesandwork.org/site/research/reports/3wbooklet.pdf
