Flexible Work Arrangements

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Flexible Work Arrangements Steven Johnston Supervision Al Beatty 9/1/2011 Flexible work arrangements has been a big thing since the new millennium has come and a lot of companies have switched to this style of work in order to better satisfy the will of the worker. There are many factors that are taken in and considered for work arrangements, such as later start hours to some work being done at home instead of the office, and even some days not working at all. Depending on the company and type of work they perform, flexible work arrangements can really make employee morale rise and help companies retain people, because they know they won't find the same luxury at another company. The positive is never alone and with that being said, you also should think about the negatives of flexible work arrangements. Resentment of co-workers and an under production of work can effect a company. Having a balance between these things will help any industry that uses flexible work arrangements keep there employees happy. One of the first American companies to introduce flexible work arrangements was Hewlett-Packard in 1973, but the Germans was doing it in 1967 to relieve commuting problems. Since than, many companies use flexible work hours to keep employees happy and wanting to work for their company. It has improved many companies task at retention and has cut costs due to not having to consistently keep paying money out for training over and over again. Instead, they can use that money to reinvest or get new training to expand the operations of that company. Data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in July of 2005 show that in 2004, 27.5 percent of all full-time workers in the U.S. had flexible work schedules. [BusinessKnowHow.com] The idea of flexible work hours has spread like wild fire and it seems like now there are more options

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