Tips for Making Your Business More Flexible

If you're like most small business owners, you're looking for ways to cut costs and keep employees during these tough economic times. Have you considered telecommuting? How about offering employees a four-day workweek? Sure, these may not sound like obvious solutions, but many businesses are turning to flexible, alternative working arrangements to keep employees satisfied and help them retain more of their paycheck. By allowing employees to telecommute or work four days a week, employers not only prevent burnout among their staff but also help workers save on commuting costs—effectively giving them a pay raise at no cost to the business.

Before experimenting with this kind of structure in your business, however, it pays to plan ahead. Gevity, an organization that provides HR services to businesses nationwide, offers these tips for employers who want to give it a try.