Flexible Work Practices Can Boost Your Employer Brand via Social Networks

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Last week Text 100 was recognized with a Special Mention at the Spanish Flexible Company awards sponsored by the Health, Equality and Social Policies Ministry. These awards recognize great people policies that help employees balance work and personal life. Selected from more than 1,800 companies, this is the third time Text 100 received national recognition. In 2007, we were honored with the local Madrid award.

Text 100 supports a number of flexible practices, including:

• Flexible working schedules
• Holidays exceeding the law
• Christmas breaks
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Telecommuting policy
• Employee laptops and smart phones
• A sabbatical policy
• Our comprehensive training program and individual development plans
• and finally, our global collaborative culture including city swaps and secondment programs
• Read more about our philosophy here!

Flexible companies agree on the importance of being creative when defining people policies during a recession to attract and retain talent as well as promoting honest and open communications with employees and stakeholders.  Social platforms get the word out quickly when a company is noteworthy – allowing everyone to share & participate in the discussion. Just be sure to keep the content authentic, or you might end up like the the Twitter-ghostwriter as an example!

What flexible benefit does your company offer that you appreciate the most?