Flexibility for Staff

For MIT staff, the Center can offer assistance in exploring ways to integrate work with personal and family life, and in evaluating and supervising flexible work arrangements. Resources include:

A Guide to Job Flexibility at MIT (pdf ): Tools for Employees and Supervisors Considering Flexible Work Arrangements.

Download a copy of this important document, prepared by the HR Job Flexibility Team in collaboration with the Council on Family and Work, to provide both supervisees and supervisors with an overview of flexible work arrangements, types of arrangements, and steps in evaluating and negotiating arrangements. You may also request a copy of the guidelines by contacting the Center.

Leaves for Employees

Locate information on MIT's web site describing MIT's time-off policies, including sick, personal, and vacation leave.

Seminars

Attend twice-yearly workshops on negotiating job flexibility and other work/life topics.

Supervisor Training

Attend "Management Principles for Peak Performance," offered several times during the year. Three interrelated course sessions include one on "Managing Job Flexibility."

Child care and school information

Request materials or an appointment to talk about options for child care or school arrangements that may help to integrate work and parenting.

Consultations

Meet with Center staff regarding job flexibility, parental leave, breastfeeding support, career and employment transitions, telecommuting, job sharing, dual careers, and the timing of childbearing. For more information or an appointment, contact the Center at 253-1592, or e-mail worklife@mit.edu.

Council on Family and Work

The Center staffs this presidentially appointed, Institute-wide committee, which welcomes inquiries and feedback on its web site.

Elder care information

Consult our information on elder care resources for assistance in integrating work and care for aging family members.

Lending library

Check out books on a variety of work/family topics.

LifeSites

A web portal, designed and managed by the Center, that provides quick access to the hundreds of services, activities, programs, and groups that support personal, family, and community life at MIT.