Flex Work Research Centre

The authors examined the relation between the availability of 2 popular
types of flexible work arrangements (i.e., flextime and compressed workweek) and workto-
family enrichment and, in turn, the relation between work-to-family enrichment and
(a) job satisfaction and (b) turnover intentions. In a sample of 220 employed working
adults, hierarchical regression analyses showed that work-to-family enrichment mediated
the relation between flexible work arrangements and both job satisfaction and turnover
intentions, even after controlling for gender, age, marital status, education, number of
children, and hours worked. Thus, the availability of flexible work arrangements such as
flextime and compressedworkweek seems to help employees experience greater enrichment
from work to home, which, in turn, is associated with higher job satisfaction and lower
turnover intentions. The authors discuss the implications for research and practice.