Work schedule is important to supervisors because its costly and needs to accomplish the activities. 



Work Schedule’s Importance to Supervisor

Work schedules that fit employees allow employees to uphold their values and tend to their work tasks, and their loved ones. 

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Work-Family schedule fit is creating a work schedule that fits your employee’s schedule based on their likings.

Work-Family Schedule Fit 

Piszczek, M. M., Martin, J. E., Pimputkar, A. S., & Laulié, L. (2021). What does schedule fit add to work–family research? the incremental effect of schedule fit on work–family conflict, schedule satisfaction, and turnover intentions. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 94(4), 866-889. https://doi.org/10.1111/joop.12367

What does schedule fit add to work–family research? the incremental effect of schedule fit on work–family conflict, schedule satisfaction, and turnover intentions

Employees differ in how they want their work schedule to be where some employees might want to have a strict line where work is not brought home, others might not mind work and home overlapping

Limits to Employee’s Work-Family Conflict

•	Having flexible hours


•	Employees oversee their schedule 


Benefits of Using Work-Schedule Fit 

•	There might be expectations from managers that employees don’t agree with


•	Flexible hours are going to be different for each person and they might choose to work in a schedule that’s non-conventional. 


Negatives of Using Work-Schedule Fit 

Schedule control is the amount of authority a person has in changing their schedule.

Schedule Control

Work Schedule’s Importance to Employees

Flexibility in the work schedule focuses on the times that employees can choose, and the total number of hours worked in a week. 

Flexibility (Work Schedule)

Workplaces in countries that accommodate work-family conflict and have unbiased views have reduced work-family conflict. 

Workplaces that accommodate work-family conflict

Workplaces that have premade schedules that already work for the employees are more likely to be known to support work-family conflict, even though there isn’t an aspect where employees could choose their schedule. 

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