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Could you handle a workplace where time is irrelevant?

"Results-Only Work Environment," or ROWE, is a workplace strategy where employees (not managers) are in complete control of their schedules. We hear from an HR consultant who argues that ROWE is a better path to work-life balance than Ontario's right-to-disconnect legislation.

We explore ROWE — the "Results-Only Work Environment"

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Right-to-disconnect legislation is meant to ensure employees can unplug when they're off the clock. But one HR consultant believes workplaces should take the office clock — and kick it to the curb. (Dmytro Zinkevych/Shutterstock)
Cost of Living8:04Could you handle a workplace where time is irrelevant?

Is working "9 to 5" obsolete? What would happen if you took away the clock away?

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"Results-Only Work Environment," or ROWE, is a workplace strategy where time is not longer relevant.

Producer Danielle Nerman introduces us to Jody Thompson, one of the architects of ROWE. 

Jody argues that Ontario's right-to-disconnect legislation won't make employees' work-life balance —any more balanced. She says it will just make things harder.

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