WorldatWork Survey: Employers Increasing Salaries and Flexibility Programs
An August 6 WorkforceWeek.com story reported on a recent WorldatWork employer survey. It found that employers plan to increase salaries by 3.9 percent in 2009 to help counter rising inflation. In addition, firms are also adding flexibility programs. According to the survey, "In the past year, there has been a 40 percent increase in the number of companies offering such programs."
On Sept. 21, 2006, Flex Options hosted a teleconference
on older workers. As a follow up to the successful program,
Roselyn Feinsod, F.S.A., provided a power point presentation
highlighting the Towers Perrin "Business Case for Workers Age
50+" study she co-authored and cited during the Flex Options call.
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National Study of Employers
Click here to see the full presentation, as provided by Ellen
Galinsky, President, Families and Work Institute
Raytheon Missile Systems has expanded their workplace flexibility programs by using an innovative team approach that tackles management resistance to flexibility. The approach includes a comprehensive training program, and taps into a multi-department team of Human Resources, Information Technology and Facilities personnel. Raytheon is excited about their efforts. The full story behind what Raytheon is doing can be read by clicking here.
Special thanks to the Women’s Bureau, San Francisco Region, for sharing this profile in Best Practices.
Benefit News reported on the Flex Options national teleconference "Innovations in Workplace Flexibility." The story is a helpful read regarding what some small firms are doing to attract and retain employees using flexibility. The article "Flex With a Twist" reviews the practices of the three outstanding panelists who presented on the teleconference. Richard Sheridan of Menlo Innovations reviewed his "extreme job-sharing" practice; Kim Kleeman, Shakespeare Squared, offers a range of benefits any worker would love; and Todd Flemming, Infrasafe, says that his company's success with flexibility rests on hiring the right people.
The Flex Options Guidewas recently featured in the New York Timesas part of a general article about workplace flexibility, and understanding the basics. Increasingly, businesses and organizations are looking for solid resources about how to start, implement and improve flexible work arrangements. Download the FREEFlex Options Guide today! The guidebook is a handy and practical tool providing advice, ideas, definitions and examples helpful for starting flexible work arrangements within your business or organization.
Source: WorkforceWeek.com, July 13-19, 2008: "According to a study published in the June issue of the American Sociological Review, less than 8 percent of professional women born since 1956 have left the workforce for a year or more during their prime childbearing years." To view the article, please click here.
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Meet our diverse team of work-life specialists and women business experts working in collaboration to make Flex-Options for Women a great success.
"The demand for flexibility in the workplace is growing among
today's workforce. The Women's Bureau is proud to be a leader
in recognizing this need and helping women business owners
develop workplace flexibility solutions."
Shinae Chun
Director
Women's Bureau
U.S. Department of Labor
This special advertising section in Fortune Magazine
includes several articles about work-life success
stories and programs. This special focus on
work-life demonstrates how flexibility
is hitting its stride as a widely utilized and growing
solution in the workplace.
Tisha
Dodge Attorney
Dodge Legal Group, PC
Dallas, Texas
"In
my experience, a motivated employee is extremely valuable
and difficult to replace. The costs associated in finding
a replacement and training a new employee are often
higher than finding a way to retain the employee seeking
flextime,"
says Tisha about her firm's decision to offer flex-time
to their employees.
To
read Tisha's full Mentor Profile and why she is involved
in the Flex Options project, please click
here.
To
view other Flex Options Mentor profiles, please visit
this page.
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Best Practices Profile
Women of Excellence, Inc. Excels in Workplace Flexibility
Women of Excellence, Inc. located
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania recently announced the completion
and implementation of the center’s new 2008 Employee
Handbook and Personnel Policies Manual. With assistance
provided through a Technical Assistance "Flex
Options" Workshop for Employers hosted by the
U.S. Department of Labor Women’s Bureau Region
III, the employee handbook and personnel policies
manual contains 28 personnel policies including
a range of policies providing flexibility around shift
work, part-time, sick days, personal leave for parental
care and parent-teacher meetings. .
Federal program gives tips for making business more employee-friendly
....The ever flexible workplace
Rosemary Winters
The Salt Lake Tribune
As the workplace evolves to include more women, single-parent families and dual-income households, "workplace flexibility" has become more than just a buzzword.
It is an essential tool for businesses to attract and retain quality employees who often have family commitments that fall inside the traditional 9-to-5 workday.
Now Utah businesses can get help with developing workplace flexibility from a new federal program.
