Companies adopting unlimited time-off policies
Proponents of such policies say they are the future of work—even as they acknowledge that it may take a generation for them to be widely accepted. Some workers, however, are fearful.
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Serial entrepreneur builds more than business
Westfield resident Jenn Kampmeier is a CEO—that’s “chief everything officer” in the get-it-done world of startups—who prefers an even-loftier title: Mom.
Flexibility lets firms focus on products, not processes
Can small-business owners afford to loosen their control of employees’ schedules? Can they afford not to?
Local tech firm owner makes most of flexibility
About a year ago, Jon Arnold shuttered his technology firm’s office in Irvington, but not his company. He and his two employees now rely on technology to keep the company thriving as Arnold and his family spend a year traveling the country in a recreational vehicle.
The right mix of work and vacation
Americans have long desired the comparatively lavish vacations enjoyed by peers in other industrialized countries, but the
higher productivity of the U.S. economy is the trade-off.
Surprise: Moms not opting out of jobs
Census researchers have debunked the common perception that rising numbers of the most accomplished mothers in the work place
are opting out for full-time family life.
Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance offers flexible work schedule, lactation room for nursing mothers
About 70 percent of Farm Bureau’s staff is female, and the company provides benefits and services designed…