'For the last 10 years, employers have been used to having it all their own way.'
In a tight labour market, companies are ceding more control to employees over where or when work gets doneEmployees of Credigy stretch before a noontime run outside the financial company's office in Norcross, Georgia, outside Atlanta. Any worker can arrive late, leave early or work from home, no questions asked, as long as the work gets done - and even the members of the senior leadership team do so.
Working like this also contributes to burnout, stress and poor health - without necessarily helping productivity. It's one of the reasons that Americans have among the lowest levels of happiness and work-life balance in the developed world. Technology has helped employers be able to call on employees at all hours, but it has also helped employees be able to work at different times and places.
That's true at Wente Vineyards, a winery in Livermore, California. Grape pickers, wine bottlers and tasting room servers cannot easily take extended breaks. But during their employment anniversary month, they receive eight hours off to use as they please - taking a few hours off on a few different days - and the company has considered expanding those breaks to other times of the year.
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