flexible scheduling

Adaptable work hours

Flexible scheduling is a work arrangement that allows employees to vary their hours or work patterns rather than adhering to a fixed nine-to-five routine.

It may include compressed workweeks, staggered start times, or remote work options: The company offers flexible scheduling for parents with young children.

The term appears frequently in job listings as a benefit.

Opposites
work time structure

flexible schedulingfixed schedule

Unchanging plan of times

nine-to-five · regular hours · time clock · shift work · rotating shifts

employee autonomy

flexible schedulingcompulsory attendance

Required participation by rule

micromanagement · presenteeism · face time · Taylorism

Family

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Familiarity
Top 200,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G