Flexible Work
Arrangements:
Popular Alternatives to Enhance Benefits Programs
June 2009
The
economic downturn has forced many companies to reduce expenses
and the level of benefits provided to employees. To offset the
sting from cuts to benefit programs, an increasing number of
companies are offering flexible work arrangements to enhance
work-life balance, improve morale, and prevent the loss of valuable
employees.
Results from a 2009 Culpepper Benefits Survey reveal that
90 percent of companies offer one or more flexible work arrangements to
employees.
Flexible work arrangements include a variety of different
alternative work schedules and programs to promote work-life
balance such as telecommuting, flexible work hours, compressed
workweeks, part-time employment, phase-back from maternity leave,
phased retirement, job sharing, and seasonal schedules.
Across most job levels, telecommuting and flextime
are the two most common flexible work arrangements (Figure 1,
Table 1).
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Table 1:
Percent of Companies Offering Flexible Work Arrangements
by Job Level |
|
Flexible Work Arrangement |
Executives |
Manager
Level Employees |
Professional Level Employees |
Hourly
and
Non-Exempt Employees |
|
Telecommuting / Teleworking |
57% |
68% |
72% |
33% |
|
Flextime
(Flexible Work Hours) |
56% |
65% |
69% |
49% |
|
Part-Time
Employment |
16% |
31% |
50% |
42% |
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Compressed
Workweeks |
18% |
18% |
26% |
25% |
|
Phase-Back
from Maternity Leave |
13% |
17% |
19% |
12% |
|
Job Sharing |
2% |
2% |
7% |
8% |
|
Seasonal
Schedules |
6% |
5% |
5% |
6% |
|
Phased
Retirement |
7% |
7% |
5% |
3% |
In addition
to the data table and figure above, we provide a more
comprehensive report with additional information and data tables
covering the following:
Demographic
data cuts include:
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Number
of Employees
(1 to 100, 101 to 500, 501 to 2,500, Over
2,500),
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Industry Sector
(Technology, Life Sciences,
Healthcare)
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Ownership
(Public, Private, Non-Profit)
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Country
(U.S. and Canada)
Availability of Comprehensive Report as Downloadable PDF
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Free to participants in
2009 Telecommuting & Flexible Work Arrangements Survey
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Free to subscribers of
Culpepper Benefits Survey
Package
(includes Culpepper Library and Small
Company Plus subscribers)
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$295 for non-participants and non-subscribers (Order
Form)
Data Source: Culpepper Benefits Survey of
182 organizations.
Survey Dates: April 13 through June 9, 2009
Breakdown by Sector:
Technology 58%, Life Sciences 13%, Healthcare Services 7%,
Other 23%
Participant
Breakdown by Number of Employees:
Up to 100: 23%, 101 to
500: 24%, 501 to 2,500: 28%, 2,501 to 10,000 14%, Over 10,000:
11%
Participant Breakdown
by Ownership/Corporate Status:
Public 32%, Private 56%, Non-Profit
10%,
Other 2%
Participant Breakdown by Country:
United
States 90%, Canada 7%, Other 3%
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