Flexible Working
In recent years we have seen a huge increase in the use of flexible working due to improvements in communications and information technology. Employees don’t necessarily need to be in their office every day of the working week. People can now work from home on a regular basis whilst remaining in touch with the office.
Furthermore, there is an increased demand for flexible working with employees seeking flexibility over both their time and space. They do not want fixed hours, but instead prefer to choose the hours they work. For many young workers, flexible working is now considered the norm rather than the exception. At the same time, organisations’ demand for flexible working has also increased. With businesses now having to meet the 24/7 customer need for their services, there is a demand for flexible working.
However if you offer employees flexible working options how do you track their time? You need to track their time for payroll, holidays, compliance, health and safety etc. For some organisations this has has been a huge deterrent to introducing flexible working. Softworks can assist you with flexible working options including:
- Part-time: Working less than the normal hours, less hours in a day or less days in a week.
- Flexitime: Also known as flexi-time, flex time, flex scheduling or the implementation of a flexi system. Generally includes core working hours that must be worked by employees, as well as flexible working hours where employees can come and go as they please.
- Annualised hours: Employee hours are worked out over a year rather than a week/month. Employees have to work a certain number of hours over the year but they have some flexibility about when they work.
- Compressed hours: Employees work agreed hours over fewer days.
- Staggered hours: Different starting, break and finishing times for employees in the same workplace.
- Job sharing: Sharing a job designed for one person with someone else.
- Remote Working: Telecommuting, working from home, virtual.
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