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Millennial Engineers Are Changing The Global Work Practice Here are some of the benefits for the evolving workforce. By Cielo Santos Source: Coventry Telegraph TELECOMMUTING Soon, employees may have the convenience of working away from an office environment. Since everyone is on the internet nowadays, they can connect to an employer’s office network. FLEXTIME Employees could work at different hours, rather than the traditional 8-5 office time. It could comprise of compressed workweeks. JOB SHARING This is when flextime workers share the responsibilities that are usually given to a full-time employee. GLIDING Employees will still have the traditional eight-hour work day for five days a week, but they have the flexibility to choose what time they work. PHASE-OUT OR PHASE-BACK HOURS Source: Warwick University 42 E-Commerce, Online Distribution and Management • March 2017 This is a temporary alternative work schedule that lets an employee transition in or out of their usual working schedule. Phase-out privileges are usually used by parents who are preparing for a new born child, or for retiring workers. Phase-back privileges, on the other hand, are used by parents with young children who are ready to come back to work.