Flexible Work
Catalyst has long argued that flexible work is the foundation of an inclusive work culture and a central tool to achieve diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our research shows that flexibility can increase retention, boost productivity, and decrease absenteeism.
Results
Best Buy – Enhanced Flexibility: Results-Only Work Environment at Best Buy (Practices)
Implemented in 2002 in response to employee survey data in which employees indicated that greater trust and flexibility would make…
McCarthy Tétrault LLP – Increasing Retention of Women Lawyers: The Parental Leave Program (Practices)
To bring the retention of women lawyers further into alignment with the firm’s progressive history of recruiting women, McCarthy Tétrault transformed the various regional parental leave policies into a firm-wide supportive and comprehensive Parental Leave Program.
Dow Corning – Leaders and Managers Driving WLE (Practices)
Beginning in 2004, Dow Corning began to proactively increase flexibility within the work environment in order to support and retain…
Communispace Corporation – Recognizing Employees, Building Business (Practices)
By focusing on energy more than time, Communispace creates an environment where the employees bring high energy to work.
Telstra Corporation Limited – Next Generation Gender Diversity: Accelerating Change for Women Leaders (Practices)
Telstra's initiative, Next Generation Gender Diversity: Accelerating Change for Women Leaders, uses an integrated approach to increase women's representation at…
CH2M HILL – Constructing Pathways for Women Through Inclusion (Practices)
In the traditionally male-dominated industry of engineering and construction, CH2M HILL provides a model for leveraging women employees to achieve business success.
Gibbons P.C. – The Women’s Initiative: Driving Success Through Diversity Investment (Practices)
Gibbons P.C. has contributed to, and continues to support, a workplace culture that is flexible, innovative, engaging, and inclusive.
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. – Women in the Driver’s Seat: Gender Diversity as a Lever in Japan (Practices)
Nissan Motor's Japan-only initiative, Women in the Driver's Seat: Gender Diversity as a Lever in Japan, uses diversity to secure…
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP – UPE Unique People Experience (Practices)
At PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Unique People Experience (UPE) was created to reduce turnover, maximize the productivity of the firm's staff, and…
After-School Worries: Tough on Parents, Bad for Business (Report)
PCAST is an equal-opportunity concern, cutting across gender, race, and rank, from factory floor to executive suite.
Ernst & Young LLP – Promoting Change: Developing & Advancing Women (Practices)
Ernst & Young's initiative, Promoting Change: Developing & Advancing Women, is a broad-based effort that combines an active career development…
Marriott International, Inc. – Women and Marriott: Partners for the Future (Practices)
The goal of Marriott International's initiative, Women and Marriott: Partners for the Future, is to attract, advance, and retain talented…
IBM Corporation – Global Women Leaders’ Task Force: Creating the Climate to Win (Practices)
The Executive Women's Diversity Task Force was one of eight task forces at IBM that began in July, 1995, with…
Charles Schwab & Co. – Building a Culture: No Ceilings, No Barriers, No Limits (Practices)
Since its start 25 years ago, Charles Schwab & Co. has been building an inclusive, open, and values-driven culture reflective…
A New Approach to Flexibility: Managing the Work/Time Equation (Report)
This study evaluates the effectiveness of part-time work arrangements from the perspectives of various stakeholders.