Can provide counseling or written materials to help employees choose among options. Conducts on-site seminars on issues related to parenting, balancing work and family, and caring for elderly relatives. Flexible Schedules Flexible schedules have become a popular trend in many companies. They help employees balance work and family responsibilities, while allowing employers to meet their business needs. Employees set different start and end times to their work day, while working the same number of hours per day or week.
Employees work off-site, at home or a satellite office, during all or part of their scheduled hours.
Compressed Work Weeks. Employees condense a standard work week into fewer than 5 days. Voluntary Reduced Work Time. We have compiled some guidelines for ways you can build support for such policies with your employer. Please keep in mind that you may need to adapt this list for your situation.