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■ “We don’t want to penalize employees for being healthy and
dedicated. Our package plan works like a bank account, with
days ready to use when needed.”
■ “How exciting that your niece is getting married in India! I’m
glad the package plan will give you the time you need.”
■ “What a shame that you had to cancel your December cruise
plans. The good news is that your vacation time rolls over to
next year.”
■ “You spent your day off working from home to help us out in
a crunch. Of course, that doesn’t count as a personal day. You
get a do-over.”
■ “You sound terrible! Stay home and get well.”

Flextime

The Motivational Mindset
■ Flextime has become an important consideration for many in
the workforce.
■ Employees value—even demand—attention to work-life
balance or, as it is now called, work-life effectiveness.
■ Flextime attracts talented employees who might otherwise not
be able to bring their skills and abilities to the workplace.
■ Flextime reduces requests for time off and/or late arrivals and
early departures to attend to family and personal matters that
a nine-to-five schedule cannot accommodate.
■ Employees who have the freedom of flexibility are willing to
come through in a crunch. Many service jobs don’t require a
nine-to-five presence. Flexible employee hours often benefit
customers and clients as well as employees.
■ Flextime does not mean a free-for-all.

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