Description
Universities can offer eligible employees the option of flexible working schedules. Flexible scheduling could come in the form of telecommuting, arranging flexible starting and closing times, compressing the work week, working part-time, working a reduced schedule for a specified period, compensating for time at a later date, swapping shifts or tasks, job sharing, using vacation leave, or phasing retirement. Generally, faculty and other academic staff members work with their supervisors and/or departments to arrange flexible schedules, requests for which can be made for a single event or on a longer-term basis.
For example, in the Department of Family Medicine at Canada’s McMaster University, employees may design a preapproved flexible schedule in conjunction with their supervisors. Under this system, the work day consists of core time, when all employees must be present, and flexible time, which spans two-week cycles and includes up to one day off every two weeks. The core and flexible hours vary among the department’s units.
Example
University of Michigan’s flexible work arrangements
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