TELEWORK & ALTERNATIVE WORK SCHEDULES
Employers, employees and the community all benefit when employers offer their employees alternative work options such as:
- Teleworking/telecommuting: vAllows employees to work away from the employer’s typically used office space.
- Flextime: Allows employees to work flexible or staggered work hours.
- Compressed Work Week: This alternative work program has employees work more hours per day for fewer days.
Employer Benefits:
- Improves ability to recruit and retain employees
- Reduces office and parking space requirements
- Decreases company carbon footprint
- Reduces employee absences
- Increases productivity
Employee Benefits:
- Reduces travel time and stress
- Increases productivity
- Improves work/ life balance
- Reduces personal costs
Community Benefits:
- Reduces traffic congestion
- Reduces office and parking space requirements
- Reduces air pollution
- Decreases gas consumption