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Alternative Work Schedules (AWS) have the
potential to enable managers and supervisors to meet their program goals, while at the
same time, allowing employees to be more flexible in scheduling their work. As employees
gain greater control over their time, they can, for example, balance work and family
responsibilities more easily, become involved in volunteer activities, and take advantage
of educational opportunities. AWS programs also serve as useful recruitment and retention
tools.
Subject to the obligation to negotiate with the local union(s), the
decision to establish an AWS program is at the discretion of the senior manager.
There has been recent growing interest in AWS due to its potential for improving
productivity, relieving traffic congestion, expanding the hours of service to the public
and providing greater employment opportunities for those persons who cannot work standard
fixed work hours. Results from many Federal agencies which have introduced AWS show
increased productivity and employee morale, a virtual elimination of tardiness, and other
favorable impacts. Many concerns can generally be minimized by careful planning and good
communication of the objectives and ground rules of the program.
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Title 5 USC Ch 61
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There are two categories of AWS:
1.Flexible Work Schedules
2.Compressed Work Schedules
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