Flexible Work Proposals

Asking for Flexible Work

Flexible Work Lifestyle Resources & Links

Flexible Work

WorkOptions' articles offer planning advice and savvy strategies for getting the boss to say YES to your flexible work arrangement request.

Jobs & Moms Resource Center offers career counseling by my colleague, Nancy Collamer.

Flexibility Alliance “Supporting Flexible Work for Mothers”

U.S. Department of Labor has several pages of information on various flexible schedules.

Flexible Work Jobs

Here's a roster of websites and agencies which focus on flexible work employment for mothers and others.

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Career Life Connection

FlexJobs

Part-time Professionals

Part-time Pros

Work and Family Balance

Families & Work Institute conducts research which produces excellent publications for personal or employer use. Get a flexibility toolkit through their When Work Works site.

The Integrated Mother provides consulting and training, in the areas of work/life effectiveness and women in leadership, for working mothers and the companies that employ them.

WFC Resources is a clearinghouse of information about work-life issues and practices.

Employers for Work-Life Balance is a useful resource for workers in the United Kingdom.

Telecommuting, Telework and the Mobile Office

Undress4Success, despite its quirky name, has solid and extensive guidance on working from home.

Mobile Office Technology offers information and resources for the mobile worker.

InnoVisions Canada and The Canadian Telework Association combined site covers virtually all aspects of telework along with the latest telework news.

GoToMyPC and LogMeIn allow you to connect to your work computer from home using a web browser.

Time Off Work

Work to Live is a book and vacation campaign to “reclaim your life, health, family, and sanity.”

Ethical Volunteering offers seven questions to ask of a volunteer vacation program (e.g., Exactly what work will I be doing? Can the organization provide me with a brief job description? Does the organization work with a local partner organization?) and counsels those considering an international volunteer vacation to ask seven questions of themselves.

Six Months Off by Hope Dlugozima, James Scott and David Sharp, (Henry Holt & Company) is the book I recommend for planning any length sabbatical. Available at online bookstores.

The Best Friend's Guide to Maternity Leave, by Betty Holcomb, (Perseus Publishing) is a helpful planning resource. Available at bookstores.

Balancing Pregnancy and Work, by Nancy Hall, (Stonesong Press) covers family leave and also has a section on alternative work options and work/life issues. Available at bookstores.

Building Family Life

Focus on the Family provides extensive resources for every age and category.

Family Life offers seminars around the country among other family resources.

Simplify, Save Money, Get Debt-Free (For More Time Liberty)

Crown Financial Ministries Click on Library and Tools near the top of the page to get right to the helpful resources for managing your finances.

Debt Proof Living is especially for those who are in debt and looking for practical ways out.

Organized Home has checklists, articles, tips and free printable forms.

For Employers

WFC Resources is a clearinghouse of information, resources and training for establishing work-life practices. Check out their Work-Life Toolkits, Training and articles on flexibility.

Rupert & Company offers employers consulting and training on flexible solutions.

Career/Life Alliance Services has a “Flexible Work Arrangement System” for employers.

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