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What is any schedule that allows a full-time job to be completed in less than the five days of 8-hour shifts?
Compressed work week
List one pro to working a flexible hours work arrangement (can benefit worker or organization).
Single parents can take care of their children (family time)
Employees can choose their work schedule to work around their lives
Less stressful
List 1 con of working in a job-sharing work arrangement (can inconvenience worker or organization).
Bad communication skills would make it difficult to work with a partner
Lost earnings
Must be approved by employer and both employees and takes a while to process
You are frustrated with your coworker because they aren't pulling their work load. They continue staying home and missing days. What work arrangement is this person working?
Job sharing
Jay has anxiety and has difficulty talking face-to-face with others. What work arrangement would be best for him? Explain.
Telecommuting because he will not have to communicate face-to-face with others.
What is one full time job split between two people?
Job Sharing
List 2 pros about working a compressed work week (can be a benefit to the worker or organization).
An extended period of leisure time
Lower commuting costs
Lower absences
May result in improved performance
List 2 cons of working in a compressed work week (can inconvenience the worker or organization).
Increased fatigue
Increased family adjustment problems
Increased scheduling problems
Possible customer complaints
Union objections against organization
You are exhausted and feel bad that you're missing your son's Christmas concert. You're just looking forward to Thursday. What work arrangement is this person working?
Compressed work week
Kay has always liked working in groups and has three young kids at daycare, she has to pick up after work, in the evening. What work arrangement is best for her? Explain.
Job sharing because she can work with a partner and go home to her children.
What work arrangement includes any employer who allows their employee(s) to choose their daily working hours schedule
Flexible working hours
List 2 pros to working in a part-time work arrangement (can benefit the worker and organization).
Flexible in terms of labour costs and cyclical demand
Easily hired
More time to yourself
List 2 cons of working in a flexible hours work arrangement (can inconvenience worker or organization).
Difficult to arrange meetings
They won’t always be at the job
Continuously have to monitor worker’s progress
Your employee misses a lot of your meetings, including important ones. They have a very complex schedule. What work arrangement are they working?
Flexible work hours
May has to coach her son's soccer team at 3:00, take her daughter to swimming at 5:00, go to her doctor's appointment shortly after, and she has to cook dinner for her older son at home. She is a single mother. What work arrangement is best for her? Explain.
Flexible hours because she can arrange her work schedule around her children and she is a single mother.
What work arrangement is temporary employment for less than the standard forty hour work week?
Part-time work
Can work from home
Free of commuting constraints, fixed hours work attire, and supervisors
Avoid workplace drama
Less stress for supervision in the physical workplace
List 3 cons of working in a part-time work arrangement (can inconvenience the worker or organization).
Could be paid less than full-time employees
Could lack benefits company provides to full-time workers
Lack of commitment
Often reduces company productivity
You are looking forward to leaving work to get groceries and make lunch for your kids. However, you're not getting paid as much as you hoped. What work arrangement is this person working?
Part-time
Cray is a very hard worker and is okay to work under pressured while he's fatigued. What work arrangement is best for him? Explain.
Compressed work week because he can handle being fatigued and is okay to work under pressure.
What are contingency workers?
Employees who are employed on a part-time and temporary basis to supplement a permanent workplace
List 3 pros to working a job-sharing work arrangement (can benefit worker or organization).
Hire highly qualified workers who wouldn’t otherwise be able to work
Shorter work hours, allowing employees to work with maximum potential without feeling fatigue
Keeps good workers
List 4 cons of working in a telecommuting work arrangement (can inconvenience the worker or the organization).
May have to change routines and procedures
Must have trust in employees to do work
Some say they work too much
Have less time to themselves
Difficulty separating work from personal life
Less chance of getting promoted
You work a lot but your work does not get recognized much. What work arrangement is this person working?
Telecommuting
Dray has commitment issues and enjoys time to himself. What work arrangement would be best for him? Explain.