Offering flexible work perks can be a…well, flex for employers.

When employees have flexibility through arrangements such as remote work, they can see improvements in key metrics, like productivity. Lucky for companies, flexible work doesn’t just mean remote; it can include arrangements like shortened workweeks or flexible scheduling. Read on to learn about how four companies approach flexible work for their employees.

Workday’s “work from almost anywhere” perk. The software giant introduced its “work from almost anywhere” perk based on worker feedback on its hybrid policy. While employees liked the arrangement, through which non-customer-facing workers were required to spend at least 50% of their time in the office per quarter, they still wanted more flexibility. So, Workday rolled out the “work from almost anywhere” perk, allowing workers to spend 30 calendar days in a 12-month rolling period working from any location, within legal limits like visa requirements.

As a result of the program, 86% of managers say their direct reports’ well-being has improved. And productivity appears to have remained consistent: 87% of supervisors reported no disruption to employee productivity, while only 5% said there was a decrease.

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From AI to cultural issues and a foreign election, HR leaders in Europe have a lot on their minds. That’s according to an Oct. 9 report from Littler, a global employment law firm.

Where in the world? While 72% of the 627 HR and business leaders surveyed by Littler said their organization’s HR pros use AI to perform at least one of their job functions, 38% reported feeling moderately or very concerned about AI-fueled job displacement. Furthermore, 44% of employers said they use AI to develop HR materials like job descriptions or onboarding documents, 30% use it in the recruitment process, and 28% don’t use it at all. This is on par with how US employers say they’re using AI in HR.

However, just 29% of respondents said they currently have AI usage policies, and half don’t have any parameters in place.

But that’s not all that leaders are thinking about—their greatest concerns are shifting economic conditions, technology, and cultural issues. Some 53% of respondents said that social and cultural issues are a concern for their workplaces, and 79% increased their focus on ESG over the last year.

Keep reading here.—KP