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Work flexibility as an element of work flexicurity has had an impact on employment at national level.  In  this  study,  work  flexibility  is  expressed  through  flexible  work  arrangements. Organisations could implement various flexible work arrangements, depending on their size or specifically promoted  policies in this sense.  Thus, organisations indirectly  contribute  to higher  employment  at national  level.  The  aim  of  the  study  is  to  evaluate  flexible  work arrangements from the perspective of organizations in order to determine to what extent they are  available  for  being  implemented.  To  test  and  validate  the  results,  we  developed a questionnaire that included 10 flexible work arrangements. Each flexible work arrangement was rated on a Likert scale from “1” to “5”. The survey comprised 350 companies of different sizes from various sectors, located in urban and rural areas. In order to process, analyse and interpret the results, several statistical methods were used - Principal Components Analysis, the ANOVA procedure and the post hoc test. The findings have shown that some flexible work arrangements had been better rated than others. Differences were also identified in the evaluation  of  flexible  work  arrangements  by organization's  size.  Our  results  provided evidence  that  some  organizations  show  reluctance  towards  certain  flexible  work arrangements. Moreover, flexible work arrangements with higher scores are more likely to be implemented by organizations that may lead to higher employment at national level. Implications for Central European audience: Work flexibility represents an important and promising  element  in  the  context  of  change  in  the  work  paradigm.  In  this  context, organizations need  to  adapt their HR  strategies  and policies  by taking into account  work flexibility trends. It will enable them to attract the required workforce both quantitatively and qualitatively. Likewise, the organizations implementing different flexible work arrangements could indirectly contribute to increasing employment at national level.