10 ways to offer the time autonomy employees crave

Leaders have many ways they can give employees more time autonomy by limiting meetings, offering flexible hours and time banking, writes Julie Winkle Giulioni.

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By Julie Winkle Giulioni 05/09/24

The past several years have inspired a large portion of the workforce to explore a different relationship with their work — one that supports broader life priorities. According to James Neave, Head of Data Science at Adzuna (a job search engine), this isn’t a blip but a legitimate shift in sentiment. He points to TikTok’s “5 to 9 before 9 to 5” trend, with users waking up at 5 a.m. to do things like working out, food preparation, journaling and meditating well before their workdays begin as evidence of today’s employees’ commitment to finding the time to enjoy life beyond their jobs.