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Flexitime

  • 21-08-2009 1:54pm
    #1
    spudz21
    Closed Accounts Posts: 216 ✭✭


    In a company working since last year and luckily have flexitime, great for my student-like lifestyle:p
    Now that we are in the times of cost-cutting, there have been different rumours that flexitime is going to be scrapped or else anyone who has it now will keep it but noone else can sign up for it?!:(
    I could live without it if it comes down to it:( but am wondering is having workers on flexitime a big cost to a company??How?


Comments

  • #2
    markpb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,390 ✭✭✭markpb


    I'm not sure if it's a cost to the company but it can cause problems. We have it here (not true flexitime, just the 'come in when you want and leave 8 hours later' variety) and it can cause delays. If I work 8-4 and someone else on my project works 11-7, it means we're only working together for four hours a day. If I'm waiting for something or need to ask a question, it could mean half my day is wasted.


  • #3
    Firetrap
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,442 ✭✭✭Firetrap


    That's the only thing I can think of - the lack of cover. What are your core hours anyway? I'd have thought 10.00 would be the latest that anyone should start working


  • #4
    Carroller16
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,606 ✭✭✭Carroller16


    we have core hours 10-12.30 and 2.30-4.00 can start at 8 at leave at 6.. I think having core hours wouldn't have too much disruption to the company


  • #5
    markpb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,390 ✭✭✭markpb


    Firetrap wrote: »
    That's the only thing I can think of - the lack of cover. What are your core hours anyway? I'd have thought 10.00 would be the latest that anyone should start working

    Our contracts say no flexitime, our managers tell new people core hours are 10-4.30 but in reality some people can work whatever hours they want. It's extreme-flexitime :-)


  • #6
    Eoin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,263 ✭✭✭✭Eoin


    markpb wrote: »
    I'm not sure if it's a cost to the company but it can cause problems. We have it here (not true flexitime, just the 'come in when you want and leave 8 hours later' variety) and it can cause delays. If I work 8-4 and someone else on my project works 11-7, it means we're only working together for four hours a day. If I'm waiting for something or need to ask a question, it could mean half my day is wasted.

    That's the same flexitime set up we have - flexible core hours as opposed to building up time in lieu.

    The flip side to the problem you mentioned is that issues can be worked on for more hours a day between multiple staff, so you can cut down the amount of business days that it can take to resolve something.

    We also deal with people from different countries, so it's as much as a business benefit as an employee benefit to have people working different hours.

    I can't see there being much of a cost overhead, apart from whatever costs are involved with having the building available a few extra hours a day, which I couldn't see being major.

    It might simply be a case of the company not being keen on it, and are using the R-word to cut down on fringe benefits that aren't to their liking.


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