Flexible Schedules

Changing how you get to work is one way to free yourself from traffic. Changing when you work can also help solve your traffic hassles.

Compress Your Workweek

Ever wish for a 4-day workweek? With compressed workweeks, you can commute fewer days and still meet a 40-hour workweek requirement. Work a 4/10 work schedule (4 days a week, 10 hours per day), or ask your employer to consider a 9/80 schedule, where you work 80 hours over each 2-week period, but only work 9 of the 10 days.

With flexible scheduling, your employer may be able to extend business hours, providing better customer service while saving you money on commuting costs.

Compressed workweeks or alternative schedules are an invaluable tool for achieving a work/life balance. Doctor visits, care for children/elderly family members, volunteer and civic involvement can all become easier for you. With a compressed workweek, you have extra time to handle those responsibilities.

Set A New Schedule

More than a third of our daily traffic volume occurs during just 4 hours each day: morning rush hour (7 to 9 a.m.) and afternoon rush hour (5 to 7 p.m.).* Not only does all this congestion result in lost time and personal stress, it can also exacerbate the air pollution problem.

By arriving at work before 7 a.m. or after 9:30 a.m., and leaving by either 4 p.m. or after 6:30, you may be able to avoid gridlock - allowing you to get to work faster and help improve air quality in the region. And you'll be a more relaxed, productive employee.

Flextime also gives you the ability to accommodate your clean commuting needs - such as adjusting to match a vanpool or carpool schedule. And, with flextime policies, workers can be cross-trained to cover various business functions, making you a great resource to your supervisor and clients.

*Source: Atlanta Regional Commission, 2004 Transportation Fact Book