April 28, 2006
Articles
Workplace Flex Time Becoming Popular for Building Morale
"More than 50 Arizona companies are in the running to win the Alfred P. Sloan Award for Workplace Flexibility. The national award program is being promoted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C., and is part of the When Work Works program honoring companies that support workplace flexibility such as telecommuting, flex schedules, job sharing and part-time/part-year schedules. The Chandler Chamber of Commerce was selected last summer by the U.S. Chamber to introduce the When Work Works program in Arizona. The program has been going for two years in other parts of the country.”
Study: Many Want to Work in Retirement
"Many people around the globe want to work in retirement, but money isn't necessarily the most important reason, according to a study released Wednesday. ‘The Future of Retirement’ survey, conducted on behalf of the London-based HSBC banking group, found that 25 percent of those surveyed in 20 countries and territories said that money would be their main objective for working in retirement. But others sought different rewards, from giving them something meaningful to do with their time to keeping them physically active and providing mental stimulation.”
Op-eds
Gen Y's Opt-Out Vision
"Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day (April 27) would be a great idea if the contemporary workplace was actually a place where we wanted our daughters and sons to end up. Unfortunately, for the second-wave feminists who created it, and fortunately, for the third-wave feminists who aren't having it, this ‘special day’ is about as relevant as a traditional Southern coming out party. The ‘opt-out revolution,’ first coined by Lisa Belkin in her New York Times Magazine story in October 2003, has since been discussed by feminists and antifeminists alike in countless news features and opinion pieces. The trend of young women rejecting the traditional workforce is, indeed, real. But this trend isn't limited to young women. What social commentators are failing to point out is that both young men and women are not just opting out, we're not even buying in.”