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- a generic term for employment practices that differ from the traditional norm in terms of the hours worked, the length of contract, or the place of work. Flexible working practices...
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- Managing Remote Teams: Does Collaboration Technology Work?
- Managing remote workers is a reality at a growing number of businesses, but how good are collaboration tools at meeting the needs of a distributed workforce? ...
- Articles 2009-07-02
- Remote Workers: Are You Neglecting Your In-House Team
- Managers may be inadvertently playing favourites by focusing too much on their remote workers and neglecting their in-house team members. For Remote Employees A challenge for remote employees is that...
- Articles 2009-07-28
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- Flexible working could change the UK - and save £32bn
- Tom Young, Computing, Wednesday 26 August 2009 at 10:44:00 Staff would move to rural areas, travel less, and be more productive, says research UK businesses could save up to £32bn a year in transport costs if the workforce of tomorrow were encouraged to work from home, according to research...
- News items 2009-08-26
- Flexible Working: New Rights Under the Employment Act 2002
- Since 6th April 2003, qualifying employees have hence been given the right to request flexible working arrangements. Although there is no obligation on the employer to make a change, employers will have to take the request seriously and justify any refusal on recognized business grounds. In this context the paper...
- White papers 2003-03-01
- Siemens launches flexible working solution for UK businesses
- Worldwide Computer Products News-4 March 2003-Siemens launches flexible working solution for UK businessesC1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com
- Research articles 2003-03-04
- Office cultures must change in oder to reap the benefits of ICT; New IDC research commissioned by Bailey Telecom highlights poor take up of flexible working technologies & little measurement of productivity.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-10 June 2004-IDC: Office cultures must change in oder to reap the benefits of ICT; New IDC research commissioned by Bailey Telecom highlights poor take up of flexible working technologies & little measurement of productivityC1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:06102004 New...
- Research articles 2004-06-10
- "UK bosses, find Rooney in you heart for flexible working over Euro 2004"; UK IT consultancy makes a plea to firms worried about England going all the way.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-23 June 2004-RAMSAC: "UK bosses, find Rooney in you heart for flexible working over Euro 2004"; UK IT consultancy makes a plea to firms worried about England going all the wayC1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:06232004 Guildford, England: RAMSAC, a leading...
- Research articles 2004-06-23
- Does This Recession Finally Herald the Flexible Job Age?
- Just over a year ago, we hosted a working session presented by Professor Ellen Kossek to a large group of UK employers on the nature of flexible work today. It was clear then that flexible work practices and the issue of work-life balance were no longer marginal but had entered...
- Blog posts 2009-08-07
- Flex Working: Are You For or Against?
- From today, the UK law has changed so that any employees with children up to the age of 16 can ask for flexible working. It's a worthy move from the UK government that is bound to be applauded by labour lobby groups but viewed with suspicion by management organisations....
- Blog posts 2009-04-06
- Three New Ways of Working in the Recession
- Working conditions in the UK have changed to cope with the recession, claims the latest research by the CBI. The employers’ organisation, along with recruitment firm Harvey Nash, found reasons to hope that bosses and employees are pulling together to weather the current economic turbulence. Surveying over...
- Blog posts 2009-06-23
- Weighing the Pros and Cons of Working from Home
- Many people believe that working from home (sometimes known as "telecommuting" or "teleworking") is the ideal employment option. And for many it is. It frees them from having to battle commuter traffic and crowds, allows them to get their work done without the interruptions of a busy office, and leaves...
- Articles 2007-11-13
- Employees lose out in the flexible workplace; Poor communication between IT and HR is restricting work/life balance options for UK employees.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-5 April 2004-O2: Employees lose out in the flexible workplace; Poor communication between IT and HR is restricting work/life balance options for UK employeesC1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:04042004 UK employees are missing out on the opportunity to work flexibly according...
- Research articles 2004-04-05
- Flexible Working Hours: Reflections On The Four Hour Day
- How many hours do I work now? Doesn't matter. It's not relevant unless there is a time clock to punch. Do I work full time? Doesn't matter. It's not relevant to flying solo. The author was conscious of how his work ethic would be perceived. "What's flakier than working from...
- White papers 2006-11-08
- Working at home project
- Working from home is paying off for a group of Newcastle council staff. The project is providing the six staff with flexible working hours and is expected to save the council money. The Homeworking Benefits Project is the brainchild of City Service chief, Ray Ward. The staff...
- Research articles 2005-07-23
- Flexible work brings increased stress.
- Jun 18, 2007 (Benchmarking HR - ABIX via COMTEX) -- People who are on flexible working arrangements suffer higher levels of job strain compared to their full-time counterparts. Associate Professor Tony LaMontagne, from the University of Melbourne's McCaughey Centre, has conducted a study of the work...
- Research articles 2007-06-18
- Murray plans to make work fun and flexible.
- Jul 29, 2003 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) The Commonwealth Bank of Australia's CBA customer service culture is about to be overhauled. Modelled on its highly profitable low-cost New Zealand subsidiary ASB Bank, it involves cutting 600 jobs, implementing new...
- Research articles 2003-07-29
- No Flex Please, We're British
- An overwhelming majority of employees want the option to work flexibly. But just 22 per cent of UK companies extend the offer to all employees, according to a research paper by Avaya entitled 'Flexible Working in Europe and Russia'. Even so, British employers are better than their...
- Blog posts 2008-06-10
- Eighty-six to the 9 to 5?
- Working from home, shift selection, flexible working hours and leave arrangements, extended career sabbaticals and job rotations will no longer be elusive concepts after 1 January, 2010. From this date the government's expanded statutory safety net of 10 National Employment Standards NES is set to take effect. Potentially, the most...
- Blog posts 2008-08-31
- Flextime is Good for Employees' Health, Too
- The Find: Flextime has been shown to improve productivity and aid retention; now researchers have found it improves health and reduces absenteeism as well. The Source: Recent research from Wake Forest University School of Medicine published in the Psychologist-Manager Journal. ...
- Blog posts 2008-04-29
- A "Family Friendly" Backlash
- The article talks about the flexible work programs. It explains the need of the flexible working timing for the families where parents are working and discusses the policy on flexi- timing, how the process of calculation is done by supervisor. Supervisors frequently make the mistake of cutting "secret side deals"...
- White papers 2003-08-01
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