| Title: | The Digital way of working |
| Moderator: | QUARK::LIONEL ON |
| Created: | Fri Feb 14 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
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Over a year ago, Digital Managers were encouraged to be sensitive to employees dependent care needs (both young children and aging parents). The memo that went out to the managers said that several wexperiments in job-sharing and flexible work schedules had been successful and that managers should offer these alternatives when appropriate. So why is it so difficult to find a permanent part-time exempt position in this company? I went from full-time to part-time when my first daughter was born over 4 years ago. But finding a part-time position in another department where I didn't have the job full-time first and then negotiate is proving impossible. Does anyone know of managers willing to split positions for job sharing, or hire an employee part-time because the work could be done in 20 hours or another employee in the same position is over-burdened but with not with enough work to justify opening another full-time req?
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| 416.1 | Try Employee Relations | GRECO::HSCOTT | Tue Jan 05 1988 10:10 | 24 | |
You may also want to post this in the Womannotes Conference, and
see if you get response there.
As you've discovered from job hunting, there is no formal policy
on job sharing. As a matter of fact, part-time openings are also
nonexistent, and not seemingly encouraged.
I would suggest you talk with Laurie Margolies, or John Murphy in
Employee Relations. John Murphy told a coworker of mine that the
number of part-time employees has dropped in the last year from
300 to 100, but refused to comment on whether this is being encouraged
or endorsed by management.
Ironically, the change in the personnel systems as of last August
should have helped managers since employees are now classified as
permanent/#hours rather than Fulltime vs. part-time. What that means
is that head count for a group is based on total hours. Previously,
a part-time employee was still considered a full body in terms of
headcount.
In Software Services, I've noticed a strong move away from part-time
or flexible arrangements for employees. Not an encouraging sign.
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