Flexible working improves retention rates
IRS Employment Review presents compelling evidence that offering flexible working options to employees improves retention rates.
The article includes a case study examining the flexible working options available at accountancy firm Moore and Smalley.
A flexible approach to retention balances business and individual needs Read the article in full.
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Case study:
Flexible working at McDonald's McDonald's
has introduced an innovative flexible working scheme that allows employees to
arrange emergency shift cover among themselves.
Case study: Flexible working at Scottish Legal
Aid Board The Scottish Legal Aid Board reduced recruitment costs
by 75% and sickness absence rates by 25% through introducing a flexible working
scheme that allows staff to roster their own time.
Flexible working for all should be the norm, says EOC IRS journal Equal Opportunities Review reports.
Survey
highlights growth of flexible working The number of workplaces
offering staff the opportunity to work flexibly has almost doubled in the last
six years, according to the Workplace Employment Relations Survey
2004.
How
flexible retirement can help staff retention Retaining older workers and
offering them extended retirement options can help employers keep valuable
skills and experience, according to IRS research.