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Flex in the City

Benefits of Flexibility

Because of longer days, differing start and stop times, and varying days off, companies who use flextime are often able to expand customer service hours and better service clients in different time zones, without increases in staff size, or increasing overtime costs.

The benefits include:

  • Increased productivity
  • Reduced absenteeism
  • Higher retention
  • Higher job satisfaction
  • Savings in office operating expenses
  • Advantage in recruiting
  • Reduced traffic around work sites
  • Reduced overtime expenses
  • Elimination of tardiness

One of the most sought after job characteristics of today's workers are flextime work options. Employers who offer flextime to their employees have an advantage, over their competitors that do not, in attracting potential employees, and in employee retention through increased job satisfaction and better morale, and enjoy increases in productivity, and decreases in absenteeism.

Companies, who offer telecommuting to certain employees and job descriptions, have a considerable advantage over companies that do not, with access to a larger labor pool, higher satisfaction and employee retention, and increased productivity.

Additionally, because many employees often favor telecommuting over other compensations and benefits, companies enjoy increased productivity without increased expense.