Research Paper on:
Inflexible Work Schedules - A Proposal

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In 1960, "70 percent of American families with children had at least one parent home full-time" (Boots 2004). In 2000, the opposite was true, 70 percent of American families  had two working parents or there was a single working parent (Boots). The nature of work has also changed and the old 9:00 to 5:00 job five days a week  is soon becoming a relic of the past (Boots). Despite the shift to a global economy and to a different family structure, many workers are still burdened by an inflexible  work schedule. An inflexible work schedule is defined as set days and hours the employee must work (U.S. Department of Labor). The total number of work hours is traditionally  40 hours each week. The employee gets paid overtime for hours in excess (U.S. Department of Labor). Flexible work schedules, by contrast, allow employees to work their hours but in  different time frames. For instance, employees might change their arrival and/or their departure times from the workplace (U.S. Department of Labor). It is these inflexible work schedules that are  responsible for the horrific traffic jams we all know as "commuter time. A study in Austin, Texas found that the average commuter spends more than 50 hours each year, just  sitting still in traffic (Bhat). and during those commuter hours, it takes at least 30 percent more time to get from one place to another (Bhat). Research has consistently demonstrated  that inflexible work schedules results in stress for many workers (Boots; Bhat). Boots reports "Today men and women in America are working more than most other workers in the  industrialized world" (2004). Yet, employers still want their employees to be available for even longer hours (Boots). Employers are not considering the amount of stress this is causing nor are