FWA Guidelines

• Examples • Benefits and Challenges • Success Factors • Compensation and Benefits Implications
• Best Practices• FlexTime Agreement • Troubleshooting • FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions about FlexTime

With team members on flextime, everyone will be coming and going at different times. How will we be able to get the work done?
The business needs of the work group are primary. Team members who complete the FWA Proposal Form should understand and support this priority. No arrangement should be approved that will keep work from getting done. In practice, most team members do not vary their schedules much when offered the opportunity to do so. A manager can limit the amount of day-to-day flexibility of an individual or group if it becomes too disruptive.

How do we handle flextime during peak season?
Some professional service firms have different rules for flextime from January 1 through April 15 than they do during the rest of the year. At MacKay, depending on the job requirements, a team member might be able to continue working the same flextime arrangement all year, although the work hours may be longer during peak season.

Will managers have to work longer hours to supervise everyone?
No. Managers should think of themselves more as coaches than overseers. They should be encouraged to delegate or rotate some of their responsibility and present themselves as a resource for their team members.

How should a manager address team members who come in late or leave early and don’t make up the time?
Flextime is not an entitlement. If team members abuse the system, a manager should counsel them. If the abuse continues, a manager can require that they return to a standard schedule.

Because most team members on flextime come in earlier and leave earlier, how will we be able to provide coverage during the late afternoon hours?
If everyone wants to “flex” at the same time and business needs will not allow it, the schedules must be revised to assure coverage. Ask the team members who want the new schedules to develop a solution that addresses coverage.