Monday’s TOI reported that men are increasingly taking advantage of companies’ flexi-time options, in the interest of saving time on commutes and being around for family duties.
And what’s attracting men now is that it does not affect their career growth at all. Companies say they have seen employee productivity go up. “These employees appear more comfortable with work, since their focus is on increasing their efficiency rather than trying to apportion their work-load in a fixed amount of hours,” says Keyur Joshi, COO, Makemytrip.com.
I would like to agree with this (especially from the productivity point of view), but I can’t see it not affecting career growth. It would be interesting to find out in more depth how opting for flexi-time is seen by employers in this regard, and not just from the efficiency perspective (seen below in terms of resources):
HR managers say it helps them save valuable office space and cut on HR costs. As Akila Krishnakumar, CEO, SunGard Offshore Services sums up, “With increased accountability and a positive view to the organisation’s flexible policies, flexi-timings have only proven to increase productivity through engaged and happy employees.” Surely, with the right checks and balances in place, it is a win-win situation for all – organisation, employee and families.
