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Why should workplaces offer flex time and is it a good deal for employers? we have alan galinsky. worked with helps to help better flexible, even more human schedules. thanks for being here. first of all, when people think about their workweek in a lot of industries, they feel like they working a lot and are demanded to do a lot outside of work. not as flextime but as extra e-mail, extra response. what is important to understand here for a work schedule thats good for employees and good for the ...

Weve been looking at flextime or all kinds of flexibility for more than two decades. and what we see in our latest study is that flexibility around full-time work has gone up despite the yahoo! statistic that you cited. in 2008, we found that 50% of companies offered the ability to work at home. and that had gone up to 67%. >> and who was that good for? >> it depends on how its designed. it can be good for employers. for employees. what we try to do is to look at programs and policies that are g...

These offenders are allowed to reoffend. >> that idea that you are not alone, that is not your fault and we as a society have to do a better job to deal with that as the structural level. people understanding it and the accountability level of enforcing it. melissa harris perry, john kelly. thank you for being here and speaking out. >> thank you so much. catch more of mhp on msnbc weekends at 10:00 a.m. eastern. check that out. up next, flex time. it is not a new gym routine. its a way for p...

About 30 different types of flexibility. it results are what matter. so its what you do. sometimes you need to be present or -- but coming in late, leaving early, working more flexible schedules, doesnt affect productivity. in fact it improves it because if you feel your employer is there for you when you need it if you have a child, an aging parent. >> its also much more family oriented for a lot of people which is important. the only other question looking over all of this is, is there a way i...

Ordered the government to expand flex time for federal workers and called on congress to pass laws, helping pregnant employees. but while hes working on policy solutions, the republicans are focused on political stunts.ñrñr last week senator mitch mcconnell unveiled his solution to help working class families. the ;:ñso-called working parent home office act would claim deduction on their taxes if they put a baby crib in their home office. thats right. a home office crib gets you a tax break. ...

Question of pay equity and the problem therein in american society. >> i do think that they felt like they needed to try to put forward an alternative and they did have senator deb fisher of nebraska come out and make a pitch on behalf of republicans yesterday and theyve proposed an amendment that would add to flex time. they say that what women really need are more flexible workplace roles. they argue this pay equity build-up would limit businesses ability to make flexible arrangements with wom...

Jobs and which this president has done us a misfortune, and so you are going to see that moving forward, but part of the discussi discussion, too, is correcting the record on what the democrats are saying about our party, and that is what they are trying to do today with the paycheck fairness act is to try to be dishonest about where the republican party stands and the democratic party stands. and so it is twofold, looking at the best solutions and the corporate best practices, and there is legi...

In an office? office space can kind of go to waste if you really dont need it. whats a good mix for a startup? how many people should you put in an office? >> thats interesting. do you believe in letting people work from home and work remotely? theres been a lot of talk about that obviously this year. >> absolutely. our culture supports flex time, telecommuting, but we are a hard tech company which means we have a lab, and sometimes you have to come in to get the work done. also, some of our bes...

Communi community. okay. finally we have a question about the need for an actual office. >> how much do you really invest in an office? office space can kind of go to waste if you really dont need it. whats a good mix for a startup? how many people should you put in an office? >> thats interesting. do you believe in letting people work from home and work remotely? theres been a lot of talk about that obviously this year. >> absolutely. our culture supports flex time, telecommuting, but we are a ...

Women in key roles so their numbers look bad, but overall this administration has gone a long way to make women feel that theyre treated unfairly and that society is against them when really in your 20s women make more money than men. it changes, though, when kids come along and we make good choices for our family. thats not a bad thing. we need to have more choices and need to encourage corporations to do flex time and job-sharing to give us more opportunities, but overall, we are actually doin...