Flexible Work Lessens `Struggle To Jungle'.

From: Worklife Report | Date: January 1, 1998 | Copyright information

Results from one of the largest studies of its kind destroy the three main myths about flexible work arrangements: that they reduce productivity, that managers don't support them and that they keep employees from getting promotions.

If anything, the survey of 1,700 Royal Bank Financial Group employees shows that managers are becoming big believers in flexible work arrangements because they're seeing first hand how they help employees deal with the stress of juggling work...

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