FLEXIBLE WORK ARRANGEMENT
Flexible work arrangements allow employees to adjust their working hours and locations to a schedule and format that is not standard for their industry or organization, but that still includes the same number of hours and productivity. Terminology can vary, but flextime, flexible work schedule, telecommuting, job sharing, and compressed work week are all considered flexible work arrangements.
For the purposes of Just, flextime allows employees to choose their own times for starting and finishing work within a broad range of available hours. It may include a requirement to work certain core hours, with the timing of the other hours of work (in office or potentially remote) up to the employee.
For the purposes of Just, a compressed work week is an arrangement that allows an employee to work the number of weekly hours typical of the industry in question, but in a shorter than the standard time frame (e.g., instead of five 8-hour days for office work, it might be done in four 10-hour days).
GOVERNMENTAL ROLE
If the government of a locale fulfills any of the requirements for an indicator level, those government benefits may be included in the organization’s coverage.
PAID LEAVE DEFINITION
For this Indicator, paid leave is employment-protected leave in which employees are paid at least 60% of their normal salaries.
PAID LEAVE DURATION
The following clarifies the amount of paid leave that must be available for each level:
- Level 1: No paid leave or any amount less than 6 weeks
- Level 2: Minimum 6 weeks
- Level 3: Minimum 12 weeks
- Level 4: Minimum 24 weeks
Employees may elect not to use all the leave available.
Optional for Levels 2, 3, and 4
Organizations may pay 50% minimum of an employee’s normal salary during paid leave, if they provide additional leave in proportion to the amount required when paying 60% of normal salary.
Guidance on the proportional calculation is provided in the Calculations section for this Indicator.
PAID SICK TIME
Any paid leave designated explicitly for medical or health uses (i.e., sick time) in excess of 10 days may count towards leave thresholds in the performance metrics.
SCOPE OF EMPLOYEES
Indicator metrics apply to all employees (see definition in the General Clarifications)
