31. In an era of flextime , telecommuting and employee harassment lawsuits, bosses have never been more malleable. 32. The magazine also awarded the company high marks for its flextime plan and number of women in management. 33. In certain industries and disciplines, such as information technology, flextime permits workers to vary their schedule. 34. The bank also experimented with flextime ( to share office space ) and telecommuting via virtual private networking. 35. Ashcroft's proposal, though, has a safeguard because the flextime is the worker's option. 36. Some bosses won't allow telecommuting or flextime because they are afraid certain irresponsible workers will abuse it. 37. Four years ago, for example, flextime was used by 56 percent of the nation's employers. 38. Of the programs offered, only flextime , which let workers rearrange their hours without cutting them, was popular. 39. Other groups of workers for whom flextime arrangements are rare include those who serve the public during specific opening times. 40. Find out how many others in your workplace might like the option of flextime , either now or in the future.
