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Alternative work scheduling for professional social workers.
Abstract
The changing face of today's work force, due to the increase in dual-career and single-parent families, mandates an innovative approach to traditional scheduling based on the nine-to-five workweek. Alternative work scheduling (AWS) offers a more flexible approach. A study describes the implementation of a pilot project initiated by the professional social work staff of a 1,100-bed urban teaching hospital. The pilot project focused on flex-time, job sharing, and the compressed workweek. Although no formal evaluative tool has yet been developed to measure the results objectively, the general response to the flexible work schedules has been very positive, and patient care and productivity have not suffered; in fact, the monthly average of new cases opened and the number of direct services provided (i.e., interviews with a patient or family) have both increased. Reports in the literature indicate that other experiences with AWS have also resulted in productivity increases. (Journal abstract, edited.)
Journal
(1988)
vol12
no4
pages93-100
Categories
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Personnel
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Personnel Management
