Meeting discipline matters too. This includes fewer ad-hoc meetings, clearer agendas and respect for agreed hours.
At the same time, handover and back-up norms ensure that when one employee adjusts their hours, responsibilities are clearly covered, rather than quietly passed on to colleagues.
Crucially, supervisors and managers need support and training to assess flexible work arrangement requests consistently and on business grounds. They should also signal clearly that using flexi-time would not trigger career penalties. This can be done through informal conversations and verbal assurance by supervisors and managers.
