Flexible Work Options

QWE Practice Guideline: 151: Provide flexible work options

Target group: All organizations that employ persons with disabilities

WSC makes every effort to constantly review and implement a variety of strategic initiatives to help employees balance their work and home life.

Subject matter experts/trainers
- Ensure HR and management understand the policies and how to implement them
Van was purchased to aid transportation needs

Process

Offer flexible work options to accommodate family, educational, programmatic, and transportation needs.
Flexible options include:
- Shift changes
- Hours that accommodate daycare centers
- Abbreviated schedules
- Job sharing
- Job carving
- Time off per programmatic needs
  - Parole appointments
  - Parenting classes
  - Medical appointments
  - Interviews
- Timing with public transportation
- Timing with training and therapy needs
Managers and supervisors regularly counsel staff on how to problem solve and overcome personal struggles.
The benefit was established to support the balance of personal and professional needs.

Documentation

Individual: Improved morale, increasing productivity, reduced absenteeism, opportunity to better understand and implement appropriate worker traits, self-reported sense of pride, facilitating stronger team relationships
Organizational: Increased productivity, improved quality, more cohesive and stable workforce, ability to prepare individuals better for external employment

NPA: Work Skills Corporation
Location: Brighton, MI
Date Submitted: 2013
Website: https://www.wskills.com/

Resources: Quality Work Environment Workbook