Flexible working
Employers say flexible working helps them retain
skilled staff and reduce recruitment costs; raise staff morale and
decrease absenteeism; and react to changing market conditions more
effectively. Read how other businesses have successfully introduced
flexible working practices for their own benefit, and that of their
employees.
Read more about work-life balance.
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Guides - display list
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Useful links - display list
Guides:
Work-life balance and flexible working - the business case
This brochure explains the business benefits of work-life
balance initiatives and advice on how to go about introducing them. URN: 04/2012
Flexible working in practice
This booklet brings together fifty enlightened UK organisations,
both large and small, from across a wide range of sectors that have
enjoyed real business benefits as a result of their modern approach
to work-life balance. Pick up some helpful hints on which flexible
working policies might work for your business. URN: 04/806
Mobile working
New technologies are making it easy to access information
and work regardless of location. This brochure explains the benefits
of mobile working, the most common mobile technologies and their costs,
and gives you help on how to introduce mobile working into your business.
URN: 04/759
Virtual teamworking
This factsheet explains how technology can help people
work together wherever they are.
Working anywhere
This brochure looks at the issues of remote working for
both companies and the individual.
Case studies:
Advantage Business Group
Advantage Business Group’s flexible working policies has dramatically reduced staff turnover – consequently reducing recruitment, induction and training costs.
Artline Solutions
Gaining insight from staff enabled Artline Solutions to implement effective, practical flexible working solutions.
Barclays Bank
Barclays Bank has developed its work-life balance policies to attract and retain the very best employees.
Central Scotland Forest Trust (CSFT)
For the Central Scotland Forest Trust, work-life balance has enabled the business to attract the talent it needs to truly thrive.
Clock
Formalising its work-life balance policies has enabled Clock to retain its staff and truly capitalise on its investment in them.
Cloisters
Empowering staff to organise their own workloads had a twofold effect for Cloisters – more motivated, fulfilled staff and a superior standard of custom.
Digital Steps
Digital Steps devised a flexible working scheme that gave employees more control over how they worked without sacrificing business performance.
Millennium Bright Kid Company
Introducing flexible working options has led to better communication and a renewed focus on staff development for Millennium Bright Kid Company.
Open Care Agency
Flexible working at the Open Care Agency has improved relations between staff and management, and led to a more motivated workforce, facilitating business growth.
Parexel
Thanks to its work-life balance initiatives, pharmaceutical company Parexel is now seen as a forward-thinking company with people-friendly policies, laying the foundations for long-term business success.
Taylor Made Computer Systems (TMCS)
A strategic approach to working patterns has enabled Taylor Made Computer Systems to plan for business growth and enhance productivity.
Sue Bird
A wireless internet connection allows consultant Sue Bird to balance the demands of her business and family.
Useful links:
Work-life balance report
How does business view work-life balance? Find out with an extremely detailed report on all aspects of employers' attitudes towards working practices.
Employee Relations Directorate
This body works to develop a framework for employers
and employees which promotes a skilled and flexible labour market founded
on principles of partnership.
Employment Market Analysis & Research (EMAR)
EMAR is a multidisciplinary team of DTI economists,
social researchers and statisticians who aid policy making in employment
relations, the labour market and equality and discrimination at work.
Employing people - practical advice
If you're a business looking to employ people, find
out all about pay, pensions, performance and problems on the Business
Link site.
House of Hardy
House of Hardy’s change management process resulted
in a genuine two-way dialogue between management and the workforce.
Barclays Bank
At Barclays Bank, senior management and the union worked
together to drive a partnership culture through the whole organisation.
Proper Cornish
By focusing on staff training and communication, Proper
Cornish was able to improve motivation and reduce absenteeism and turnover.
Technology Routemap
How do you make sure your e-business project is a success?
Use the Technology Routemap to help you manage changes to your business.
Work-life balance key links
A list of sites to help you source further information
about any aspect of work-life balance.
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