Every company has a stance on workplace flexibility. They also describe their flexible work policy differently. Flex Index creates and maintains its own flexibility terminology and definitions for simplicity.
Flex work policies
Listed below is our standardized set of terms to reflect the full spectrum of workplace location—from fully remote to fully in-office:
Fully Remote: Companies that do not have a physical office space. All employees work remotely.
Employee’s Choice: Employees can choose when or if they work from an office.
Minimum days a week: Companies that set a minimum number of days employees must work from the office each week (e.g. two days per week).
Specific days a week: Companies that set specific days of the week employees must work from the office (e.g. Tues and Thurs).
Minimum & specific days a week: Companies that set a minimum and specific days per week employees must work from the office.
Minimum % of time per week: Companies that set a minimum percentage of time employees must work from the office (e.g. 40%).
Full time in office: Companies that require employees to work full-time from the office.
Sub-policies
We know many roles will have different office expectations due to the nature of their responsibilities. For example, roles that are done or mostly done on-site include teachers, doctors, and retail workers. For some roles, the organization might simply choose to do things a bit differently: Customer support is done remotely, Sales should come in more often to collaborate, etc.
Sometimes, companies grant their corporate offices the flexibility to establish their own office requirements. This could be due to the nature of their work, their roles at that office, or even the unique characteristics of their business or services.
Secondary policies that apply to specific office locations, teams, and/or roles can be added by selecting Add Sub-Policy and selecting the options that best capture the requirements of your sub-policy.
