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Flexibility in the workplace
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Journal of Business
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May 29, 2008
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Copyright informationCopyright Northwest Business Press Inc. May 29, 2008. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Employers who enable workers to have some say in shaping their work schedules are more likely to retain them, Spokane-area advocates of the "flexible workplace" concept say.
Flexible work schedules enable employees to maintain a healthy balance between their work and family lives, help employers attract more qualified job applicants, and enhance a company's bottom line, they say.
Janice Ashe, client services manager with Provisional Staffing Services, a Spokane company that recruits and places temporary and permanent professional workers, says she's seeing a growing number of clients that offer a flexible workplace.
"A number of offices offer telecommuting," Ashe says. "It's a great thing ...
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