Flexible working is working

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Magazine Article, Source : The Manufacturer
Zone : People and Skills
Published : August 2009

Flexible working, and its recession-enforced sibling short-time working, has become firmly embedded in the national consciousness. Companies in every sector of industry are rushing to introduce schemes that allow their employees to opt out of the traditional five day, 40-hour week. Edward Machin explores this modern phenomenon.

A recent survey of working practices among FTSE 100 companies by telecoms company ntl:Telewest Business revealed that 69% of businesses have already taken steps to implement flexible working. in many cases maternity and part-time schemes often extend...

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