Source: IRS Employment Review Issue: 921 Date: 26/05/2009 Publisher: IRS

IRS flexible working survey 2009: availability, take-up and impact

TOPICS:
terms, conditions and employee rights working patterns
HR policy and strategy work organisation

SECTORS:
chemicals
construction
engineering and metals
finance
food, drink and tobacco
hotels and catering
manufacturing (other)
paper and printing
public services
retail and wholesale
services (other)
transport and communication

AUTHOR: Charlotte Wolff


The first article in our two-part series on flexible working examines the extent to which employers allow employees to work flexibly, and the benefits and difficulties of doing so.

On this page:
Opposition to flexible working
New-found benefits
Key findings
Overcoming difficulties
Flexible working broadly available
Flexible working options on the rise
Chart 1: Flexible working options on offer
Most popular flexible working options
An increase in flexible workers
Male/female divide
Leaders and manual workers less likely to work flexibly
Limitations of flexible working
Benefits of flexible working
Chart 2: Benefits of flexible working
Flexible working - a cure for difficult times?
Problems with flexible working
Chart 3: Problems with flexible working
Resentment from other employees
Addressing issues
Our research
Box 1: How employers address flexible working issues
Table 1: Uptake and benefits of flexible working at selected organisations
Table 2: Proportion of employees working flexibly, by job role
Table 3: Flexible working schemes designed to avoid redundancies
Additional resources.

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