Business casual is a popular dress code for the workplace in the Western hemisphere. Business casual, also known as smart casual, has partially replaced business formal attire for the new standard in the workplace. Almost half of non self employed workers in the United States wear business casual attire to work. For men, a combination of a collared shirt (with a blazer being optional) and cotton trousers with a belt
Flex Hours, also called “Flextime”, is an alternative to the traditional 8 hour “9 to 5” workday. When working flex hours a worker has a flexible and variable schedule, often with a stipulated window of hours they must be physically at work. As an example, an employer might specify that its employees must be at work from 10am to 2pm Monday to Friday, but outside of those hours the employees
A phenomenon sweeping across corporate America is a program which allows people to work on their own projects while at work and still get paid to do so. It stems from Google’s 20% time program. The 20% refers to the number of work hours in which Google employees can work on personal projects. This concept dates all the way back to 1948, where Art Fry, a scientist at 3M, allowed
Working from afar has become possible through the development of telecommunication technologies which are available on devices such as the ‘Blackberry’, and applications such as ‘Skype’, ‘LogMeln Ignition’, ‘Evernote’ and ‘Dropbox’. Working remotely is being seriously considered and utilized by many companies today because they wish to remain competitive in a changing economy. Companies often find using these technologies has significant cost-benefits. Employees appreciate the flexibility which working remotely provides.