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Get the facts on workplace flexibility
Doctors’
appointments are often only scheduled within traditional work hours and
child care schedules may not overlap completely with work schedules.
Without flexible work schedules, workers may be unable to meet all of
their obligations and increase their unplanned absences from work.
North Carolina’s workers need flexibility.
- A
national study of employees of Fortune 500 companies, for example,
found that 78 percent of male respondents and 84 percent of female
respondents came to work late or left early due to elder-care
responsibilities. Click here to learn more...
- Workplace
inflexibility creates stress for employees that can significantly
affect their health, their family life, and their work attendance and
performance. Click here to learn more...
Workers have unequal access to much-needed flexibility.
Some
private employers are already recognizing the benefits of providing
flexible work schedules for their employees, but disparities in access
exist.
- Less-skilled
workers have less flexibility in scheduling than highly skilled
workers, and low-income workers and those who do not have high school
diplomas are significantly less likely to have access to workplace
flexibility. Click here to learn more...
Workplace Flexibility decreases employer costs.
Research
has shown that flexible work schedules reduce the occurrence of
unplanned absences and employee turnover, ultimately decreasing employer
costs. Click here to learn more...
- In
a study of full-time employees with caregiving responsibilities,
absenteeism attributed to caregiving was estimated to cost U.S.
employers more than $5 billion per year, and workday interruptions cost
employers an additional $6.2 billion per year. Click here to learn more...
- In
a survey of lower-income workers and their managers in organizations
implementing flexibility, 74 percent of managers noted that workplace
flexibility had a positive effect on absenteeism. Click here to learn more...
- Research
has also found that employees with flexible work arrangements also tend
to be more committed to and engaged with their jobs. Click here to learn more...
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Check out our comprehensive work-family report -want to read a blueprint for making North Carolina's 20th Century workplace policies match our 21st Century workforce? Then check out our vision-setting new report here.
Know Your Rights trainings across the state-We've been traveling around the state to present Know Your Rights' trainings for workers. We've been from the mountains to the sea building support for family-friendly workplace policies. Want us to come to you? Contact us by email.
Tell us your stories: We’re collecting stories from people across the state about their experiences juggling caregiving and work. Share your experience—good, bad, or ugly.
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