How do we define “workplace” today in light of our technology-rich environment that enables workers to be “on the job” from … Read more
Right to Request Flex: It Seems to Be on the Fast Track in the U.S.
Flexibility stops plodding and goes for the fast track In 2012, the tally of employees covered by a legislated right to request flexible schedules was: … Read more
Hong Kong: Workplace Policies That Embrace the Best of East AND West
By Alice Wang Hong Kong is not just a pivotal financial center of Greater Asia with soaring towers and enigmatic business opportunities; it also embraces … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Flex Work Is Growing, So Why Aren’t More Women Doing It?
Everyone knows that flex work (or telework, or whatever else you call it) has been on the rise, and last year’s prolonged debate when Yahoo decided … Read more
Finding Flexibility: Helping Managers Cope With Flexible Work Solutions
One of the great myths of management is that supervisors want their employees to work long hours. Many employees think their hours are 9 to “whenever my … Read more
7 Challenges and Considerations Before You Go to a Remote Workforce
Remote working, distributed teams, telecommuting. They all speak to a decentralized community of co-workers who rarely see each other, and even more … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Another Reminder of the Importance of Flex Work Policies
The thinking that companies need to offer benefits to help recruit and keep employees seems to be one of those long-held beliefs that doesn’t hold … Read more
A Roadmap for Managing Mobile and Out-of-Office Workforces
If there’s one universal challenge business leaders have all faced in recent years, it’s their ability to adapt to change. The advent, … Read more
The Flex Work Question: Is Legislation Really the Right Approach?
There’s been a lot of talk recently regarding flexible scheduling policies in organizations. All kinds of people have been writing about whether such … Read more
3 New Battles in the Fight Over the Flexible Workplace
If 2013 has been a year of telework controversy, October is raising the bar. Its first two weeks have brought several strong – and conflicting – voices to … Read more