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FLEXIBILITY PRACTICES BENCHMARK

When Work Works: A Project On Workplace Effectiveness and Workplace Flexibility

A project of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Families and Work Institute, the Institute for a Competitive Workforce of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Twiga Foundation

Use this scorecard developed by the Families and Work Institute (FWI) to learn how your organization compares with a nationally representative sample of employers (using data from FWI’s 2005 National Study of Employers) and with 2007 Winners of the Alfred P. Sloan Awards for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility who rank among the top 20% of employers nationally.

INFORMAL FLEXIBILITY

1. Informal flextime

How many of your employees at this location are allowed to change starting and quitting times ON A DAILY BASIS?

2. Informal telecommuting

How many of your employees at this location are allowed to work some of their regular paid hours at home OCCASIONALLY?

FORMAL FLEXIBILITY

3. Formal Flextime

How many of your employees at this location are allowed to PERIODICALLY change starting and quitting times with some range of hours?

4. Formal Telecommuting

How many of your employees at this location are allowed to work some of their regular paid hours at home on a REGULAR basis?

CONTROL(employee control over how much, when and how they work)

5. How many salaried employees at this location who work overtime are allowed to receive compensation in the form of time off ("comp time")?

6. How much control do higher-level SALARIED employees have over SCHEDULING their work hours?

7. How much control do lower-level HOURLY employees have over SCHEDULING their work hours?

TRANSITIONS

From full-time to part-time & back

8. How many employees at this location are allowed to move from full-time to part-time work and back again, while remaining in the same position or level?

9. How many employees at this location are allowed to return to work gradually after childbirth or adoption?

10. How many employees at this location are allowed to phase into retirement?

ON/OFF THE MANAGEMENT TRACK

11. Do employees who are on a management or leadership track have the option to move off that track and back on it when they are ready?

TIME OFF

12. How many employees at this location are allowed to take time off work to attend to important family or personal needs without losing pay?

SUPPORT FOR PART-TIME WORK

13. Are supervisory or managerial positions available for employees who work part-time or reduced hours?

CULTURE

14. Does your organization consider how well supervisors and managers manage flexible work arrangements when making their job performance appraisals and compensation decisions?

15. How much do you agree or disagree with the following statement: Our organization's personnel policies and practices (such as penalties for unscheduled absences,on-site time requirements, strict headcount policies,etc.) sometimes stand in the way of providing workplace flexibility.

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