UK: All Staff Get Rights To Work From Home

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The right to request flexible working arrangements is about to be extended to apply to all staff and not just parents and carers.

From Monday, workers who have been in their job for six months will be able to ask for flexitime, to job share or to work from home.

The change will extend flexible working rights to around 20 million people.

Many businesses who already offer it say it increases staff motivation and productivity and reduces absence.

It has been an option for all employees at the small advertising agency Osbornenash in Norwich since they set up three years ago – and it has paid off.

Managing director Carole Osborne said: “For us as a business it has helped because we want to be able to recruit the best staff that we possibly can … it’s important that we are flexible around their lives and then also that they can be flexible around what we as a business offer our clients.”

The company’s senior art director, Neil Wright, has two young daughters and is able to change his hours to suit his family life.

“Obviously family is important to everyone particularly having two children and my wife also works full time,” he said.

“It’s very valuable to be able to balance life and work equally.”… see more

source: skynews

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