Hi,
From the info I have, TCS has a shift system, the first shift starts at 7 am and ends at 4 pm, the second at 9 am till 6 pm, and the third at 2 pm and ends at 10 pm. In the shift, one major thing that needs to be taken care of is transporation, while in flexi timings, it becomes the responsibility of the individual. That is for you to see.
From what I have seen, Flexi timings is a better option. That way the employees get the freedom that they desire to work, and need not bother about coming to office at 9 am even after working till 11 pm the previous night, which is very common in the IT industry.
But flexi timings has it's own disadvantages as well. U r right, it becomes difficult to keep a track of employees coming in and out. In such a case, what u can do is ask the employees to choose their own timings. I mean, there would be some who would prefer coming in early and going early too, while they would be others who would come in late and work late. So let them give their prefences, and on teh basis of that, u can track their attendance.
My suggestion is that before actually implementing any of the 2 options, why don't u send out feelers in the orgn asking them to send in their views. I have done it, and believe me, it works wonders. One, they get a feeling of being involved directly in something which concerns them, 2, they might come out with some points from their point of view, which we might have overlooked, and 3, they would not get an opportunity to say that the system implemented by HR does not suit them, because they are the ones who chose it in the first place. Bye, Ruchi |
