Lets Be Flexible!

Phil's Careers Blog Let’s Be Flexible! By Phil Gérard Summer is formally here and I thought this could be a good time to talk about work-life stability and suppleness as part of complete compensation. Total compensation is the entire bundle. It contains not only wage and advantages but additionally other non-financial incentives such as flexibility. In my early days as a fundraiser there was a bit of a stigma with versatile work preparations corresponding to telecommuting (working remotely, i.e. from residence) or flex days (additionally referred to as nine-day fortnight) the place primarily, employees work extra time daily and revel in a time off every different week. Fundraising is a aggressive environment and asking for versatile work hours or telecommuting would have then been seen as taking a step again, not being as dedicated to acting at a prime-degree. As recruiter, I work with totally different shoppers from various sectors and I am noticing a change. I all the time ask my clients what varieties of advantages an d incentives they provide. I am noticing that lots of my clients are providing flex days today. This is obtainable not solely to supporting workers but additionally to frontline fundraisers. I am also seeing different attention-grabbing packages such as summer hours, the place workplaces close half an hour earlier in the summertime months or fully on Fridays. The key for fulfillment with flexibility is that senior administration embraces it as part of the group’s culture and presents it to all. They need to set an indication that it's ok to have work-life-stability, after all as long as performance is at a wonderful level. It is also necessary to notice that flexibility must be individualized. Not every little thing works for everyone. Flex days usually are not an incentive for all. Some individuals like normal work hours but choose working daily. Others love working a day a week from home whereas others choose to work in the office. Flexibility performs an necessary part in recru itment as well as retention. Some organizations can simply not be as aggressive in compensation as the large retailers. A flexible work surroundings can help organizations attract prime expertise and keep it. I believe it is going to be increasingly necessary for organizations, particularly those that have been much less open to flexibility as part of total compensation, to evaluation their approaches on this aggressive job market. Post navigation Fill in your details below or click on an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. (Log Out/ Change) You are commenting utilizing your Google account. (Log Out/ Change) You are commenting utilizing your Twitter account. (Log Out/ Change) You are commenting utilizing your Facebook account. (Log Out/ Change) Connecting to %s Notify me of latest feedback by way of e-mail. Notify me of recent posts via e mail. Email Subscription Enter your e-mail handle to comply with my NEW blog and keep on top of the latest profession alternatives and fundraising information. Sign me up! Follow On Twitter Browse by Category Phil’s Careers Tweets Error: Twitter did not reply. Please wait a few minutes and refresh this web page.