Providing Flexible Work Arrangements
February 2011
Stations, the following is
a news announcement. Suggested lead in 3, 2, 1…
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According to a national survey
of HR professionals, the best way to attract and retain
talent - even above compensation - is to provide flexible
work arrangements. The Families and Work Institute and
the Society for Human Resource Management (SHERM) have
announced a new multi-year partnership to transform
the way organizations view and adopt workplace flexibility,
helping them become more successful.
Dr. Shirley Davis, director
of Global Diversity & Inclusion at SHERM, explains further.
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BY HIGHLIGHTING WHAT HELPS
PEOPLE DO THEIR BEST WORK, THIS PARTNERSHIP IS GOING
TO PROMOTE FLEXIBLE WORKPLACE STRATEGIES THAT WILL FIT
THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY WORKFORCE AND CREATE A NEW
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE. WE ARE GOING SHARE RESEARCH WITH
EMPLOYERS ON HOW FLEXIBLE AND EFFECTIVE WORKPLACES CAN
BENEFIT BOTH EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES WE WILL BE PROVIDING
THOUGHT LEADERSHIP AND RESOURCES AND SHARE BEST PRACTICES
THAT WE BELIEVE WILL BOOST PRODUCTIVITY, CUT COSTS AND
ENCOURAGE INNOVATION. AND ULTIMATELY HELP BUSINESSES
BE MORE EFFECTIVE.
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For more information, visit
www.MovingWorkForward.org.
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Additional soundbite from
Ellen Galinsky, Founder and President of the Families
and Work Institute:
SINCE 2003, THE FAMILIES AND
WORK INSTITUTE HAS BEEN CONDUCTING AND SHARING RESEARCH
ON WORKPLACE EFFECTIVENESS AND FLEXIBILITY THROUGH OUR
"WHEN WORK WORKS" INITIATIVE. WE HAVE FOUND OVER THESE
YEARS THAT EMPLOYERS OF ALL SIZES THAT ADOPT EFFECTIVE
WORKPLACE STRATEGIES ARE SUCCEEDING. IN FACT, OUR RESEARCH
SHOWS THAT DURING THE 2008-9 RECESSION, 81 PERCENT OF
EMPLOYERS MAINTAINED THE WORKPLACE FLEXIBIITY THEY OFFERED,
AND 13 PERCENT INCREASED IT.
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