Get Smart about Flexible Employment

Step 1 - Get grounded

  • Know Your Legal Rights. While employers are not required to offer flexibility, if they have it, they are required to offer it fairly. (more…)
  • Be Up on Trends. The more you can know about what's commonly available and where employers are headed in their flexible practices, the better equipped you’ll be. (more…)
  • Understand Your Options. You'll want to learn as much as possible not only about what the options are but about how they really work. Then, you'll need to consider what might work in your situation, how to address potential roadblocks, and how to tell if a job is ripe for flexibility. In theory, they are limited only by your imagination. (more…)
  • Understand What Your Employer Gets in the Bargain. Flexibility is a fuel that not only benefits you, but the company you work for, because people who work flexibly often bring something extra to the party. (more…)