--- title: "HRCI Hot Topic: Flexible Work Arrangements" description: Adapt to the norm of flexible work arrangements. Explore remote work, flextime, and more. Understand the impact on business objectives and work-life balance. image: https://aspire.loyola.edu/hubfs/ASPIRE%20Assets/Icons/Human%20Resources.png --- [Home](https://aspire.loyola.edu/?hsLang=en) [Categories](https://aspire.loyola.edu/products?hsLang=en) Business [HRCI Hot Topic: Flexible Work Arrangements](https://aspire.loyola.edu/products/2247007836#) ![product_image](https://aspire.loyola.edu/hubfs/ASPIRE%20Assets/Icons/Human%20Resources.png) # HRCI Hot Topic: Flexible Work Arrangements #### $50 Start Today! [Add to cart](https://aspire-cart.loyola.edu/simple_order?catalogid=TC_ME_A_HT_Fle_Wor&return=https%3A%2F%2Faspire.loyola.edu) #### [ Professional Credits: ](https://aspire.loyola.edu/credit_terminology?hsLang=en) CEU: 0.15 HRCI: 1.5 SHRM: 1.5 #### $50 Start Today! 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Both employers and employees can benefit from flexible work arrangements, but offering greater flexibility is not without risk. In this training course, you will explore flexible work arrangements, including remote work, flextime, job sharing, compressed workweeks, contracting, gig work, and permanent part-time positions. You will also learn how these flexible work arrangements affect both the business objectives of an organization and the work-life balance of employees. This *HRCI Hot Topic: Flexible Work Arrangements* course is offered in collaboration with the trusted learning partner MindEdge. #### Learning Outcomes After completing this course, the learner should be able to: - Identify different flexible work arrangements - Describe the effects of flexible work arrangements on work-life balance - Explain the advantages and disadvantages of remote work - Describe health and wellness guidelines for flexible work arrangements - Explain components of a flex time work arrangement - Recognize the costs and benefits of a compressed work schedule - Explain advantages and disadvantages of different job shares - Distinguish between independent contractors, full-time employees, and gig workers - Distinguish between permanent part-time employees, temporary part-time employees, and seasonal part-time employees - Explain reasons that employees choose phased retirement - Describe how phased retirement can affect benefits #### Additional Information ** This course includes an “Ask the Expert” feature. 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