Flexible work hours, also known as “flextime”, is an arrangement whereby workers can adjust the start and/or end times of their workday. Having the flexibility to choose when one’s workday begins and ends can enhance worker autonomy and promote greater work-life balance. In April 2022, nearly one third (30.3%) of employees aged 15 to 69 had the flexibility to choose when they started and ended their workday. A supplement to the Labour Force Survey collected in August 2022 found that nearly two thirds of employees (64.7%) indicated that a flexible schedule was an important or essential job factor to them.
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