Corporate Responsibility

Work-Life Integration

We provide employees with resources to help them integrate their work and personal responsibilities, including flexible work plans and programs to support them through life-changing events.

Flexible working

As a global company with a highly distributed workforce, our employees need to work across cultures and time zones. Our iWork program enables our employees to work how, when and where they work best through:

• Alternate locations (where): working from an alternate site on a regular or occasional basis
• Alternate schedules (when): flexible arrival and departure times, compressed work week
• Alternate job structures (how): part-time work or job sharing

iWork helps us retain employees, attract and recruit talent, increase productivity and reduce costs. It also provides us with greater access to skilled employees no matter where they are located.

We promote flexible working through our internal iWork website. We also help managers and employees determine if flexible work options are right for them through an online assessment tool. It helps employees and managers to evaluate their options, identify benefits and overcome barriers to change their current work patterns. Our five-step process takes employees through each action they must take to become a home or mobile worker. Once employees gain approval from their managers for a flexible work option, they can use the site to request the technology and resources they need.

We provide online training for managers to learn how to work with – and manage – virtual teams. This includes information on geographic sensitivities, such as cultural norms and working across time zones.

Support for employees going through life-changing events

We help employees deal with life-changing events through programs that vary from country to country. Examples include time off for new parents, education assistance, employee counseling, childcare services, family medical leave and disability programs. We also sponsor on-site childcare facilities in several of our office locations around the world.