First, let’s clarify the term “flexible work environments.” We’re talking about a new flexibility in both when and where the work takes place. This includes:
- Flexible schedules that allow employees to work around child care or alternate with other employees to reduce social interaction for health and safety reasons. Flexible schedules may differ from week to week or even day to day.
- Flexible workspaces that give employees the option to work from a home office, to come into a formal office space, or to work in a remote environment. Or a combination of all three.
Flexible hybrid work environments are in effect for a wide variety of business types, and adoption is increasing.
Flexible schedules and workspaces are an easy transition for office-bound business, but other business types are feeling pressure to adapt, too. Health care, construction, manufacturing and many service industries are changing their model to accommodate the demands of a more flexible and forgiving lifestyle.
Flexible working also includes distributed teams. Employees can’t always be on the same schedule or in the same place. Hybrid work systems include teams that have learned how to work together while working apart. Teams that figure this out are more productive regardless when or where they are working. Call 941 Payroll today at (877) 941-9419.
