Flexibility increases productivity and boosts employee morale and motivation, according to a survey of working mothers in the US. In the Working Mother Research Institute survey How We Flex, 80% of the 1,500 respondents said flexibility made them more productive… Read More ›
San Francisco working parents and carers have the right to request flexible working after the city gave its approval to a new law. The Family Friendly Workplace Ordinance was proposed by the president of the city’s Board of Supervisors, David… Read More ›
Canadian cities Ottowa and Halifax (pictured) have signed up to a flexible working programme. WORKshift is a national social enterprise which creates standards, tools and benchmarks for flexible working in a bid to make the Canadian workforce more flexible and… Read More ›
Flexible working should be normalised and made available to all employees to overcome the stigma associated with it, according to a report by the New Zealand government. It said flexible working is one of three areas in which improvements are… Read More ›
Americans are achieving more flexibility in the workplace, with 75% saying they have “at least a little” flexibility at work, up from 64% in 2011. Research by US recruiter Mom Corps found 73% of working adults said flexibility was something… Read More ›
Flexible working arrangements are a crucial element of the future workplace and one that business leaders neglect at their peril. That’s according to research undertaken by Chess Media Group. It polled over 500 workers around the world who use enterprise… Read More ›
Women with a high level of job flexibility waste less time, are more productive and have more clarity over their career direction, according to a report by Ernst & Young Australia. It said women aged between 20 and 34 who… Read More ›
The trend towards reducing flexible working opportunities as seen at Yahoo and Best Buy has serious consequences for top talent, with women ‘dialling down’ their aspirations. A report published today by non-profit organisation Catalyst said that, while there have been… Read More ›
Parents in Australia are to receive flexible working advice in hospital when their child is born. As part of a campaign to increase awareness, the country’s Fair Work Ombudsman is including information on parental leave entitlements, returning to work after… Read More ›
Men who take flexible working arrangements for family reasons are regarded as more feminine and earn significantly less than others in future. That’s according to a series of US studies on flexibility in the workplace, published in the Journal of… Read More ›
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