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Inputs for altering working hours

  Run Mummier:

It is a maternity return program that focuses on ensuring the return of a female employee after 

her maternity leave as smooth as possible. Implemented at SAP labs

Part work from home’ :

After the birth of a child male employees apart from paternity leave have the fle!ibility

to work for four hours at office and the rest from home.

"ork #rom $ome :

%mployees can work from home for four days in a month or one day a week.

&emporary Part &ime "ork 

&his benefit allows employees to work part'time for a ma!imum period of four months. (ne

can work on )* +* or ,* percent of regular work load based on the agreement with the

manager.

&-I#:

%very week on #riday Google hosts &-I# &hank -od It/s #riday0 after 1 p.m. "here

everyone mingles and works together. &his gives an open platform to employees to

collaborate more.

2ompressed workweeks.: #or e!ample four 3*4hour days or a 54day fortnight

6ob sharing: &wo individuals typically work 7* hours a week sharing the compensation

 benefits and position re8uirements and responsibilities.

R("%. :

&his stands for Result Oriented Work Environment  and was founded at Best Buy. Managers

don’t count their employees work hours or even re8uire that they maintain a traditional work

schedule. Meetings are optional so long as employees continue to meet performance and

work productivity standards. &hose that don’t are handled using traditional

work performance warnings and write ups

Phased Retirement:

At present there is no single definition of phased retirement. In part this reflects the different

meanings of 9retirement9 and the numerous ways that employees transition from 9working9

into 9retirement.9 Phased retirement is typically thought of as a transition period during which

a worker reduces the numbers of hours worked until retirement

Part4year "ork:

Is an arrangement in which workers work only a certain number of months per year. &his type

of fle!ible schedule is often used in situations in which workers are needed to fulfill seasonal

or short4term needs

#le!ible arrangements regarding breaks:

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"orkers who generally can take only assigned breaks enter into an arrangement with their

employers giving them more fle!ibility over when they take breaks.

%!amples:

• A worker with diabetes is allowed to set hisher own break schedule in order to ensure

an opportunity to eat snacks and meals every three hours.

•

"orkers may re8uest scheduled time off in advance of schedules being prepared.

;reastfeeding and <actation ;reaks

#le!ible attendance arrangements

#le!i4credit:

;ased on full time hours of service employees may carry forward a ma!imum of 31., hours

31 hours 1, minutes or the e8uivalent of two days0 credit to the ne!t settlement period. &his

may be taken as fle!i leave with the prior agreement of the line manager. 2redits in e!cess of

31., hours will be lost e!cept where these have been incurred at the re8uest of the $ead of

&eam to meet operational deadlines. "here there has been such a re8uest the line manager

and $ead of &eam must ensure that the accumulation of hours does not e!ceed the "orking

&ime Regulations of 1, hours per week.

"here a line manager authorises a credit in e!cess of 31., hours an e!planation is to be

 provided and must be detailed in the comments bo! of the fle!i approval system. "here an

employee has worked in e!cess of their contracted hours agreement must be reached by line

managers and employees prior to any time off being taken this should wherever possible be

at least three working days in advance of the leave. &ime off will be credited on an hour for

hour basis i.e. At a flat rate of 3**=0.

#le!i4debit:

;ased on full time hours of service employees may carry forward a ma!imum of 33.3 hours

33 hours + minutes or the e8uivalent of 3.) days0 debit to the ne!t settlement period. A deficitup to 33.3 hours may be discounted at the rate of >.? hours to a half day’s leave or carried

over beyond the ne!t settlement period. &his carry over is sub@ect to informing and seeking

the view of the $ead of &eam to ensure they are aware of the circumstances. nder

e!ceptional circumstances the $ead of &eam may also approve unpaid leave to discount a

deficit in hours. "hen fle!i4debits are being worked back the line manager and the employee

must ensure that they do not breach the 1, hour rule.

"ork from cab:

(wing to the heavy traffic in city like ;angalore meetings can be held in e8uipped cabs

where two to four associates can travel together to the office and back saving 3 to 7 hours on

a daily basis

 earby ba!k"up !hild!are !entres which is a nice perk for work4at4home parents.

Offer tuition reimbursement and#or a program that allows employees to take the necessary

time off for classes.

(n4site child care: Provide on"site !hild  care or develop programs that allow BnewC moms

and dads to work part4time or work share with other employees0 during their child’s early

 pre4school years

(ffer perks and lu!uries like on4site dry cleaning pick4up and delivery D tiffin services to

make your employees’ lives a little bit easier.

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Euring the summer the company can have a Summer $ours program that lets employees take

#riday afternoons off. %mployees say they love the e!tended weekend.

Sleeping pods allowing employees to take a 8uick nap between work hours so that they could

feel refreshed.

&emporary part time work: one can work %&'(&')&* of regular work load based on agreement

with management.