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Two thirds of companies not flexible enough; Croner advising managers on making business case for flexible working.

Publication: M2 Presswire
Publication Date: 30-SEP-05 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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M2 PRESSWIRE-30 September 2005-CRONER: Two thirds of companies not flexible enough; Croner advising managers on making business case for flexible working(C)1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

RDATE:30092005

Companies are missing out on the commercial benefits of flexible working, as new research among HR professionals by employment experts Croner reveals two thirds do not actively encourage their employees to work flexibly.

Nearly as many (59 percent) say they do not have a formal policy on flexible working in place.

Flexible working covers any working time arrangement other than what is thought of as a standard working week, such as part-time and term-time working, job sharing, homeworking, flexitime, annualised hours and compressed hours.

Croner, part of Wolters Kluwer UK, says that while government legislation currently exists to allow those with young or dependent children to work flexibly, companies looking to set themselves apart from competitors in the "war for talent" should be seriously considering going past this minimum requirement and offering it to the...

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