Flexible Work Options
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Case Details:
Case Code : HROB018
Case Length : 11 Pages
Period : 2001 - 2002
Pub Date : 2002
Teaching Note : Available
Organization : Varied
Industry : Varied
Countries : India, USA
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Flexible Work Options in India
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According to analysts, HP India was the most flexible workplace. The company
offered all types of FWOs - from flexitime to sabbaticals. HP India allowed its
employees to start their day within two hours from 8 am on a regular 8-hour
working day. The company allowed job sharing whereby any two employees could
work for 20-40 hours per week on one job. Employees could even work half-a-day
in office and the other half from any location. Sameer Wadhwan (Wadhawan),
General Manager, HR, explained the rationale behind this: “The issue is not
control, but facilitation, and of motivating our independent, knowledgeable and
creative employees."
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HP India also provided reduced hours employment and various leave options.
Apart from the statutory leaves, the company offered marriage leave of 10
days, study leave for competitive exams for 10 days, eight weeks for legal
adoption of a child, and five days each for paternity and for bereavement.
The company also offered leave beyond the specified time depending on
individual requirements...
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FWOS - The Road Ahead
FWOs seemed to be the only way for employees to devote some time for
their families. These also enabled employers to become 'employers of
choice'by adopting family-friendly policies. Many large
corporations across the globe seemed to have realized the
cost-effectiveness of, and the role-played by FWOs in boosting the
morale of their employees (Refer Exhibit II).
By the late 1990s, several companies belonging to different
industries in developed countries offered FWOs to their employees,
enabling them to balance their professional and personal lives... |
Exhibits
Exhibit I: Indian Companies Offering FWOs
Exhibit II: Global Corporations Offering FWOs
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