Few Employers Provide Training on Workplace Flexibility -- Fact of the Week -- Sloan Center on Aging & Work

FACT OF THE WEEK

Few Employers Provide Training on Workplace Flexibility

"Only 21% of employers train managers on how to implement and support flexible work arrangements, and only 17% train workers on how to be successful as an employee with a flexible work arrangement," according to a 2011 WorldatWork report.

WorldatWork. (2011). Telework 2011: A WorldatWork special report. Scottsdale, AZ: WorldatWork. Retrieved from www.worldatwork.org

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