Work-life / Flexibility - Leading practice principles
What is workplace flexibility?
A flexible workplace allows employers to work with their employees in deciding working arrangements such as hours of work, work location and the way work is carried out. It involves thinking creatively about how working lives can be better structured to match individual and business needs.
Although implementing flexible work practices may at first appear difficult, many employers have found that it can be very successful, providing the right amount of attention is paid to planning, consideration of requests, the skilling of managers, and allocation of resources and there is a willingness to try something new.
A leading practice approach to work-life/flexibility involves the following considerations:
- Types of workplace flexibility
- Complexities
- Bridging the gap between policy and practice
- The legislative environment.
