A remarkable im-
provement in rates of tur-
nover..and absenteeism

among. employees of U.S,

companies which have been
using the flexible work hours
system for three years or
longer is revealed in a study

| by the American Marketing

Association.

The survey covered 800
American firms. While only
six. per cent: of all U.S.
employees so, far. are
working on: flexible
schedules, the popularity of
the scheme among em-
ployees may be judged from
the fact that the percentage
has doubled since 1975, says

‘James’ Bagnall, writing in

The Financial Post.

Better. morale, produc-
tivity and recruiting op-
portunities, coupled with
reduced = absenteeism,

' emerge as the chief benefits

of “flextime” working.

An impressive 97 per cent
of the companies surveyed
reported improved em-
ployee morale, while 51 per
cent said productivity had
increased (as against only
five per cent that claimed it
had dropped).

Two thirds of the firms
reported lower absentecism;
80 per cent said employce
punctuality had improved;
and 62 per cent found the
system a help in recruiting.

These benefits appear to
outweigh any accompanying
problems of flextime, which
are borne chiefly by
managers. .

Nearly one half of the
companies polled said that
the system made the job of
their managers more dif-
ficult. About one third of
them mentioned increased
problems in} the scheduling
of work and in maintaining
overall staffing levels.

The precise method of
organizing flextime varies
from company to company.
Basically, however, the
system means that em-

ployees work a set number.

of hours each week, but can
vary their starting and

finishing times within fairly -

wide limits to suit individu
convenience some
arriving at work and leaving

earlicr than others, who =

arrive and leave later.

Generally speaking, the
aim is to have all employces
on the job during certain
-“core™ hours of the working
day.

Under other . systems
employees may be given the
option of working longer
hours (up to 10 or 12) per
day, compensated by three-
or four-day breaks at regular
intervals.

ex ime working, if ever
it is dely adopted, could

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