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Balancing Work and Leisure

The IMF must often face difficult and challenging situations and, in so doing, must make great demands on the abilities and energies of its staff. As it is aware of these demands, the IMF recognizes the need to allow staff to take sufficient time for recreation and to achieve a healthy balance between work and personal life. These are some of the initiatives the IMF takes in trying to achieve this equilibrium.

Flexible Work Arrangements
  • "Sliding" official working hours beginning between 7:30 and 10:30 a.m. and ending 8.5 hours later.
  • Policy allowing work at home for short periods.
  • Part-time employment.
  • Compressed Work Schedule (CWS): Under an approved CWS arrangement, employees work a minimum of 80 hours over 9 of the 10 regular work days in the Fund's biweekly pay period. Then, if workload permits, they may be out of the office on the tenth day.

  • Leave Policies
  • Annual and sick leave comparable with international practices.
  • Maternity, adoption, and emergency leave in the event of the death of a family member.
  • Compensatory leave following missions and other periods of intensive work.