Flexible Work Schedules a Win-Win for Companies AND Their Employees

06/08/07

A recent study by International Survey Research (ISR) revealed that 31% of employees have difficulty balancing work and home, and 43% consider an excessive workload to be their biggest stressor.

This may change, however, as corporate America relaxes its 9-to-5 work structure. Today, more and more companies are letting employees work when and where they want — with positive results. Employees appreciate the flexibility and sense of control, and companies benefit from greater productivity, improved morale and reduced turnover. The bottom line: As long as the work gets done, time and place don’t matter.

Sun Microsystems and IBM are two companies that are embracing this concept, with nearly half of their employees working outside of the office on any given day. Best Buy even developed a program based on this concept, called “Results Only Work Environment” (ROWE). Under ROWE, employees can work whenever and wherever they choose, assuming they meet the goals set for them by their managers. Nearly 60% of Best Buy employees participate in ROWE. And it’s working: The company reports increased productivity, performance and employee engagement.

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