TIME ON THEIR SIDE.(flextime and small business)(Brief Article)

From: Entrepreneur | Date: July 1, 1999| Author: McGARVEY, ROBERT | Copyright information

You need good employees. They need increased flexibility. Here's how the twain shall meet.

Is the 9-to-5 workday, once the centerpiece of U.S. business, taking its last breath? A stunning 55 percent of companies recently surveyed by the Society for Human Resources Management say they offer flexible work scheduling, or flextime, to their workers.

The trend is clear. In May 1991, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, just 15.1 percent of the nation's...

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