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Flexible and Compressed Work Schedules in Federal agencies.
Auqust 21, 1978. 6 pp.
Testimony before the Seuate Committee cn Human Resources: Labor
Subcommittee; ly Clifford I. Gould, Deputy Director, Federal
Personnel and Compensation Div.
Contact: Federal Personnel and Compensation Div.
Congressional Relevance: Senate Ccmmaitee cn Hunan Resources:
Labor Subcommittee.
Authority: Fair Labor Standards Act, as amanded. S. 517 (95th
Conq.).
S. 517 would authorize employees and agencies tc
experiment with flexible and compressed work k'cedules. 7he most
cotmon compressed work schedule found among 33 non-Federal
orqanizations contacted by GAO was the h-day, 40-hcur workweek.
Advantaqes noted for compressed schedules were increased
productivity, better employee mcrale, and reduced short-term
leave use. Disadvantages repozted were fatigue experienced after
8 hours, supervis,,ory problems caused by differing schedules, and
difficulties in responding to a public accustobed tc a 5-day
workweek. Flexible schedules usually consist of core time,
during which all employees must be present, and flexible time,
within uhich employees may choose their arrival and depart:ue
times. Advantages reported for these schedules were: reduced
tardiness, reduced short-term leave use, improved morale, more
quiet time in the early and late hours, better coK-unication
between field offices in different time zones, and increased use
of carpools. Disadvantages reported involved problems in
supervisory coverage and office coverage resulting from
different schedules. Since 1973, an increasing number of federal
establish ,nts have instituted flexible schedules. However, they
have bbsn using only simple 8-hour floating day schedules
because of legal impediments such as the rigid workhour and
overtime pay requirements of the United States Code. The Fair
Labor Standards Act, as amended, allcys daily flexitility but
requires overtime pay for work exceeding 40 hours a week. The
hil. would eliminate the legal limitations on experiments wit
tlexible and compressed work schedules ia the Federal Goveramenc
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