Supervision in the Hospitality Industry- AHLEI Practice Test

Supervisors can make some jobs easier to fill by allowing employees to vary their times of arrival and departure. This technique is called:

1. A. Compressed scheduling

2. B. Job sharing

3. C. Flex-time

4. D. Split shifts

The correct answer is: C. Flex-time

Flex-time is a scheduling practice that allows employees to have some control over their work hours, including the times they arrive at and leave work. This flexibility can lead to higher employee satisfaction and can make positions more attractive, as individuals might find it easier to manage their personal commitments alongside work responsibilities. This technique recognizes that different employees have varying needs and preferences when it comes to balancing work and life obligations. By implementing flex-time, supervisors can accommodate these diverse needs, which can also enhance productivity as employees may work during their most productive hours. The other options, such as compressed scheduling, job sharing, and split shifts, involve different structures of work arrangements that may not offer the same degree of control over individual employee schedules as flex-time does. Compressed scheduling typically refers to working longer hours in fewer days, job sharing involves splitting a single job between two employees, and split shifts divide a single work shift into two separate parts. These options do not provide the same level of flexibility regarding arrival and departure times inherent in a flex-time arrangement.