Using compressed workweeks to reduce work commuting

Rail Commuting to Workplaces in Belgium: A Multilevel Approach

“…Flexible work schedules fit better with rail since employees can gear their work schedules with the rail service. Work schedules are also an indicator for the type of activities, flexible and fixed work schedules are typical for offices, while flexitime is less suitable for sites where the coordination of activities is crucial, like in manufacturing (Hung, 1996). The size, measured by the number of employees, also positively influences rail use.…”

“…In the context of public transport, Bhat and Sardesai (2006) note that commuters with an inflexible work schedule value reliability more than commuters with a flexible work schedule. In the case of carpooling, flexitime is less beneficial than a regular work schedule, due to the fact that it is less easy to find carpool partners with the same working hours (Hwang and Giuliano, 1990;Hung, 1996;Rye, 1999b). Public transport on the other hand, benefits from flexible work schedules since employees can adapt their work schedule to the rail service.…”

“…Organisational factors, like work schedules, are important workplace-related factors since they affect the activity patterns of employees and thus their commuting behaviour (Hung, 1996;Brewer, 1998). In the context of public transport, Bhat and Sardesai (2006) note that commuters with an inflexible work schedule value reliability more than commuters with a flexible work schedule.…”

An integer programming model for hierarchical workforce scheduling problem

“…A compressed workweek (alternative shifts) is a workweek arrangement which lets labour work fewer days a week, but usually a longer day to fully or partially compensate the hours lost due to the extra free days [2]. If the only one shift (i.e., 8 hours) is allowed for scheduling of labour, assuming that employees can only take 2 off-days, then they will be working 5-day.…”

Start Time and Worker Compensation: Implications for Staggered-Hours Programs

“…Because we control for daily hours and weekly hours, we also control for number of days worked per week (as the number of days worked is fully determined by the number of daily and weekly hours). Furthermore, by controlling for daily hours of work and weekly hours, we also control for work flexibility over the week, which may be relevant from a transportation perspective as the literature points out a relationship between type of workweek and commuting (see, for example, Hung, 1996).…”