As workplaces evolve, work arrangements are changing, too. Employees across the country are saying goodbye to the standard 9 to 5 shift and hello to remote work and flexible schedules.

One work arrangement that’s making its way into workplaces is flex time. To help decrease旷工and better fit your employees’ scheduling needs, consider creating a flex time policy for your company.

What is flex time?

弹性时间，弹性或灵活的时间是一项时间表，允许员工更改工作日的开始和结束时间。使用Flextime，员工可以根据生活事件（例如，医生的任命）调整其日程安排。

Flextime是100％由雇主负责的。没有设定的时间框架必须涵盖或包括。而且，雇主在法律上没有义务向工人提供弹性。这意味着雇主有责任确定其业务的弹性安排（例如小时）。以下是弹性工作时间表的一些示例：

• 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., flex, 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
• 上午6点 - 上午10点，弗林，下午12点- 下午4点。
• 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., flex, 3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
• 7:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Although any business can offer flex time hours to employees, a flextime plan works best in certain industries (e.g., information technology). Businesses that operate 24-hours per day and need staff both day and night typically benefit from a flextime system.

What does a flex time policy include?

There are a number of things you have to think about when you’re creating your flex time policy. Which employees are able to use flex time? Should employees be available during certain hours of the day? What kinds of guidelines will you have in place?

在完成包含在弹性时间工作政策中的计划之后，您可以开始构建它。请记住，没有两个弹性政策是相同的。政策因业务而异，并取决于您的员工和行业。

Some of the most common sections that businesses include in their flextime policies are:

• 员工资格
• 可接受的时间
• Flextime requests
• 纪律

员工资格

根据您的业务类型，并非每个员工都非常适合您的弹性时间政策。例如，对于直接与客户或客户合作的员工而言，弹性时间策略可能不会排队。

考虑哪些员工有资格在您的公司中弹力。概述哪些职位（例如，IT）和就业类型（例如，全职工人）有资格在您的政策中flextime。而且，概述无法利用弹性时间的角色。

在您的政策中，您还应指定是什么使某些员工有资格获得弹性，例如出勤记录和良好的工作场所表现。

可接受的时间

许多具有弹性时间政策的企业都有一个部分，可详细介绍员工可接受的时间。当员工要求或使用Flextime时，本节是对员工的指南。

In this portion of your policy, include information about:

• The number of hours employees have to work per day/week (e.g., 40 hours per week)
• 可接受的小时/带宽（例如，员工可以在上午6点至晚上7点之间的任何时间工作）
• Consistency of hours (e.g., working the same flextime hours every day)
• 午餐和休息

This section should clarify what is and is not acceptable for flexible working hours. Break down as much information about hours as possible to avoid any confusion.

You may consider also including “core hours” for your employees to follow in this section. Core hours are times all flextime employees must work to help increase collaboration. For example, you might require all flextime workers to work from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. in case you need to have a meeting.

Flextime requests

If you plan on having employees submit requests to use flextime, include a section for it.

Your flextime requests section should include details about:

• When employees can submit their request
• How employees submit their flextime request
• Who the request should be given to (e.g., manager)
• 周转时间回顾employee requests

If you want employees to fill out a form for their flextime request, be sure to include where they can access the form.

纪律

If an employee breaks any rules pertaining to your flextime policy, lay out the consequences in this section. Include whether they get “warnings” or “strikes” for certain situations.

For example, you may give an employee a warning if they don’t work during your core hours one day. But, you may give an employee a strike if you catch them taking advantage of flextime and not working during their flextime hours.

If you plan on requiring employees to have a trial or probationary period for flex time, also include details about it in this section (e.g., two-week probation period).

Tips for implementing flextime

在实施弹性时间政策方面，您必须牢记一些事情。你需要：

• 考虑一下您将为哪些员工提供灵活的时间
• Spell out your policy in youremployee handbook
• Be clear about your expectations
• 如果弹性时间规则违反了，设置后果

您在有关弹性时间的政策中包括的越多，您的业务就会越好。确保您的政策是彻底和一致的。这样，员工就知道您的期望，并清楚地了解弹性过程的工作原理。

Benefits of flextime for employees and employers

一项SHRM研究发现80% of employerssaw an increase in employee engagement and morale after offering灵活的工作安排.

灵活的时间政策是雇员和雇主的双赢。通过Flextime计划，员工可以享受改善的工作与生活平衡，例如上学，接孩子或下车并去约会。

而且，弹性政策可以使您的雇主品牌提高，提高员工满意度并提高生产率。

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