Making Flexibility Work
Implementing Flexible Work Arrangements can be a challenge, there are often concerns about:-
- equity & fairness
- compliance with legislation
- health and safety issues
- service delivery
- maintenance of productivity targets and
- performance management
Managing Work|Life Balance International can help via the Flexible Work Options Tool Kit for Managers and Employees which includes an Implementation Guide.
The Kits have been used for over five years by a range of public, and private organisations with great success and are provided to clients through a license agreement with Managing Work|Life Balance International
The Flexible Work Options Tool Kit - has three components
The Employee Guide
- This informs employees about the options available and guides them through the process of building their business case for flexibility and reinforces the responsibility of the employee in both the request for and implementation of the flexible arrangement.
and The Managers Guide includes
- A step–by-step decision making process to help managers respond appropriately to requests for flexible working and make decisions that are based on valid criteria.
- Monitoring and evaluation guidelines
Implementation Guide
This resource includes a series if checklists and implementation Hints and Tips that guide both Managers and HR specialist in implementing flexible work arrangements. It includes Information about
- Overcoming resistance to change
- The business case for flexibility
- Establishing performance criteria
- Monitoring and evaluating a flexible arrangement
- Facilitating team discussions re – the implementation of flexible options
