Earlier this year, San Francisco and Vermont passed legislation that allows workers to ask for flexible work schedules without fear of reprisal. Are such “right to request” laws indicators of a rise in flextime? Or do they reflect a fear that flextime programs are being eliminated?
Flextime Is Declining, But “Flex Around the Edges” Is Up
You can sneak off to that afternoon doctor’s appointment, just don’t ask for a sabbatical.
June 20, 2014
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