Flextime - An Alternative Work Arrangement - Part 11
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By :
CD Mohatta
Submitted
2008-09-08 00:00:00 |
Potential drawbacks of flextime work arrangements:
Reluctance from employees:
A report from HR Focus (2004) says that "Although flextime is more available now, many workers are dissatisfied with their work schedules, the report found. Nearly half (49%) of employees would prefer a different shift. The report also found that 39% of respondents said employees who use flexible work options are less likely to get ahead in their jobs."
Another report in Law Office Management & Administration Report (2005) mentions that "According to the 2002 National Study of the Changing Workforce conducted by the Families and Work Institute (New York City; www.familiesandwork.org), although flextime is available at 68% of all the organizations polled, 79% of employees say they would like even more flexibility. This includes men, women, parents, non-parents, employees with and without elder-care responsibilities, employees at all earning levels, and workers in goods-producing and service industries. Of employees who have access to flextime (currently only 43%), 68% of men and 79% of women use it." Thus, even though companies are providing flexibility with work timings, employees are not really using them due to the above mentioned reasons.
Not applicable to every job:
According to Robbins and Judge (2008, p.95), "flextime works well with clerical tasks for which an employee's interaction with people outside his or her department is limited. It is not a viable option for receptionists, sales personnel in retail stores, or similar jobs for which comprehensive service demands that people be at their work stations at predetermined times." Back office jobs, technical jobs like programming, designing, etc., manufacturing jobs can also be worthy candidates for the flextime program. But jobs where an employee is required to be present in the traditional 9-5 work hours cannot adopt the flextime schedule. Apart from jobs listed above, jobs in banks, stockbroker offices, newspaper offices, senior management jobs, etc., are some for which flextime is not a viable option.
Supervision problems:
Due to different working hours, managers may not be able to supervise their subordinates as effectively as before. This problem could be solved by having more overlapping work hours, but that would not be highly possible in the case of flextime. The employees could be asked to prepare a proper daily work report and send it to their managers before they leave. This can help the manager do better supervision and be aware of the work being done during his or her absence.
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