Manager
Manager's
Guide to Alternative Work Schedules
by W. L. Booth
In these times of shrinking budgets and limited manpower,
it is important to utilize the available manpower efficiently. It is also
necessary to schedule resources to adequately respond to peak levels of
activity...all while keeping a handle on overtime costs.
This book has been written for managers who need a quick
and easy method of establishing alternative work schedules to maximize the
effectiveness of their agencies or businesses. It eliminates the complicated
theory and nearly impossible statistical formulas used when typically designing
alternative work schedules.
The author presents twenty-one different options covering
eight, nine, ten, eleven and twelve hour work days and discusses the advantages
and disadvantages of each. To assist you in choosing a schedule that is right
for your agency, the author includes a Table of Statistical Characteristics that
provides data such as the number of weekends off an employee receives with a
given schedule, the amount of compensatory time earned annually for each
employee and possible shift hours. Also included is a narrative that compares
that particular schedule with other schedules.
This manual equates to a large staff study on alternative
work schedules. Your agency will save days, even weeks, developing possible
schedules by simply using the sample schedules that are already included in the
book. As an added bonus, a package of the basic schedules will be shipped with
your order for you to use and/or copy as needed.
And don’t forget the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act
when designing an alternative work schedule. This manual includes the
information you will need to evaluate a work schedule that is in compliance with
the F.L.S.A.
Alternative Work Schedules consists of the following
chapters:
- Dynamics of Alternative Work Schedules
- Eight Hour Workday Schedules
- Nine Hour Workday Schedules
- Ten Hour Workday Schedules
- Eleven Hour Workday Schedules
- Twelve Hour Workday Schedules
Specifications: 267 pages; 8½”x11”; perfect bound; Publisher: IPTM, 2nd Edition (1989)