This shake-up has given rise to all sorts of new working patterns, including the ‘non-linear workday’. Employees in this arrangement can do their jobs outside the traditional rigid nine-to-five block, often whenever works best for them. While working asynchronously – keeping different hours to colleagues – workers can complete tasks in flexible, focused bursts scattered throughout their day. The idea is employees can craft work schedules around their personal lives, rather than cram life into fixed, contracted hours.