August 31, 2007
The Workplace Flexibility 2010 News Roundup is a compilation of the latest news articles, reports and other materials related to workplace flexibility. The News Roundup appears twice-weekly. If you have questions about any of the items, please contact Jennifer Hedrick at jlh62@law.georgetown.edu.
Articles
The Dream Job
"It's the working person's fantasy _ a full-time job with the promise of summers off to enjoy the sun, the beach and the family. But for Jackie Pham, it's no fantasy. The Cincinnati mother of two works as a teller for PNC Bank, a job she took on the condition she would have summers off. She tells ABC's Betsy Stark she never imagined she would find a job to meet that request.” Mentions Kathleen Christensen.
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Part-time Work the Ideal for Many Mothers
"Part-time work -- and the flexibility to balance a career and family time -- is a dream evidently shared by many women, according to a new study by the Pew Research Center.” Mentions Ellen Galinsky.
The New Mommy Track
"[Lindsay Androski] Kelly, a 30-year-old lawyer on track to become partner at her Washington, D.C., law firm, is now on maternity leave with her baby daughter, Vivian. But when she returns to the office, she'll also go back to working part of her 55-hour week at home so she can spend as much time as possible with her children, who have a nanny. And she'll resume her old routine: rising at 5 a.m. to put in a couple of hours before the kids wake up and logging in for an hour or two after they go to sleep. She'll eat breakfast with her family and be home in time to make dinner. A generation ago, a lawyer in Kelly's situation would probably have felt pressure to put in early mornings and late nights at the office. But Kelly's firm allows employees to work flexible hours. “ Mentions Families and Work Institute.
When a Company Makes Telecommuting Easy
"Although not all web workers prefer to work outside of corporate offices, a lot of us do. So finding companies that are amenable to the idea of telecommuting is always a boon. Those organizations often have leadership that is comfortable with the idea of managing people who are ‘out of sight.’”