ACCESSIBILITY/FLEXIBILITY
ON SCHEDULED DAYS OFF
A
set of critical decisions for employees and mangers
setting up and maintaining CWWs concerns the
employee’s accessibility and flexibility on his or her
scheduled flex day. There is a natural tension between
respecting the CWW and the flex day or part-flex day that it
creates in the workweek and dealing with the press of
business that may intrude on that day. Issues to address
are:
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Occasional
vs. Chronic Over time the arrangement and workload may reveal a
pattern of intrusion into the scheduled day off. It is important for both
parties to reach an understanding of what level of
interruption is acceptable.
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Training
& Special Events Managers should try not to schedule full group
activities on days when compressed workers are scheduled
to be away from work. Although compressed workers need
to be flexible and amenable to swapping days to
accommodate important meetings or events, it should not
be assumed that a compressed worker will be available
for every event. Understandings on these matters need to
be reached between the manager and employee.
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Access:
phone, cell, voice and email Reach
agreements early on:
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What phone numbers will be provided
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Whether and how often email and voice mail will be
checked
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Whether and how often messages will be returned
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These understandings should be updated
periodically.
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