Questions to be answered by the organization before it can adopt the flextime program:

An organization must take care of few things and ask itself some questions before and while making a decision about implementing the flextime program in the company. The most important questions that an organization must answer are listed below.

1. Is the company or department large enough in size (number of employees)? Can the problem of inadequate staffing crop up?

2. Will the flextime program improve employee job satisfaction and increase their productivity?Will it help increase the employee retention ratio?

3. Will the flextime program help the clients of the organization with the extended office hours? Will it improve the customer service?

4. Will employees be able to gain a better balance between their personal lives and professional lives?

5. Can all the jobs in the organization really be included in the flextime program? Are there any jobs where the traditional 9-5 work day schedule is required to be followed?

6. Will the flextime program reduce absenteeism and tardiness?

7. Are the managers ready to deal with the new work timings of their subordinates and associates? Do they think that they will be able to do proper supervision?

8. Will the organization see a change in work productivity? Will it be negative or positive?

9. Can the managers handle coordination between junior employees so that work efficiency is maintained?

10. What will be the effects of the program on the costs of the company? Will costs increase or decrease?

11. Are the employees ready for the change? Are they participating in the decision of whether flextime should be implemented or not?

12. Will employees be able to do their work independently with little or no supervision during the odd hours in early mornings or late evenings? Will some sort of supervision be required?

13. Will team projects run properly with the new flexibility in work schedules? How will the team members communicate with each other?

14. How independent is the work of each employee? Will delays of one employee cause problems to another employee?