There was better customer retention. And for those who look at the bottom line, the bank showed a 55 percent profit during the next two years. Employers across the country are looking at and implementing such benefits as flexible scheduling, job sharing, adoption benefits, on-site child care and summer camps. Technology innovations are also making it easier for employees, and ultimately employers. Telecommuting saves travel time for employees.
Some employers allow their staff to send and receive email from friends and family.
Another trend keeps workplace cafeterias open longer to prepare meals for employees to take home for supper. Other employees give expectant dads a pager during the last trimester and provide new parents with a 24-hour nurse hotline. Flexible scheduling for and by employees allow them to work when it's convenient for them. This may result in offices remaining open longer hours with customers taking advantage of the new hours to do business that wasn't possible in their own schedule. In some cases flexible scheduling may mean that employees work shorter hours when production needs are down and longer hours during peak periods.