{"id":3283,"date":"2016-11-09T07:14:05","date_gmt":"2016-11-09T07:14:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conferencecall.nl\/blog-uk\/?p=3283"},"modified":"2016-11-06T19:54:44","modified_gmt":"2016-11-06T19:54:44","slug":"need-make-flexible-working-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conferencecall.nl\/blog-uk\/need-make-flexible-working-work\/","title":{"rendered":"How to make flexible working work"},"content":{"rendered":"

Flexible working is more common in the workplace than ever before – it’s even enshrined in legislation, following the introduction of new flexible working laws in 2014<\/a> – but reports that the traditional nine-to-five is dead appear to be well wide of the mark.<\/p>\n

According to a survey from Britain’s Healthiest Workplace<\/a>, almost three quarters (73%) of UK companies still don’t offer this option to all their staff – if your workplace is one of them, here’s why you need to get on board to avoid getting left behind.<\/p>\n

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Flexible working by numbers<\/h2>\n

This infographic from Sage, the business accounting software giants, outlines the current state of flexible working<\/a> in the UK…<\/p>\n

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Although it highlights how flexible working is on the increase, the real standout figures are that just 6% of\u00a0quality job vacancies mention flexible working, while 92% of generation Y (those born in the 80s and 90s) identify it as a priority when selecting a workplace.<\/p>\n

This means that there is a lot of young talent out there that may not even be applying for some top jobs – so if you want to make flexible working work for your business, the first thing to do it let prospective employees know it’s an option.<\/p>\n

How to make flexible working work<\/h2>\n

Flexible working isn’t right for all businesses and all employees, but if you think your operation is equipped to offer it, there are a number of ways to make sure it works for you:<\/p>\n

Take a tailored approach<\/h3>\n

One of the main mistakes companies make when offering flexible working to adopt a one-size-fits-all approach, but in order to get the most out of your employees it needs to be tailored to fir their needs.<\/p>\n

So work with your employees, or potential employees, to come to an arrangement that suits all parties.<\/p>\n

Keep everyone in the loop<\/h3>\n

It’s also important to make sure there’s no breakdown in communication between office-based and home-based employees, and although email and instant messenger software can help make sure everyone\u00a0is kept up to speed, it’s also worth having a conference call<\/a> facility in place for group meetings.<\/p>\n

Set clear guidelines<\/h3>\n

It’s important that everyone knows what is expected of them when it comes to flexible working, and that goes for both employer and employee – while a lot of companies say they support flexible working, employees often find\u00a0their experience of what is or isn’t permissible is driven by the line manager and their attitudes.<\/p>\n

So set clear guidelines to\u00a0help remove personal attitudes from influencing who, when and how flexible working is permitted, and manage employees expectations.<\/p>\n

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Flexible working is more common in the workplace than ever before – it’s even enshrined in legislation, following the introduction of new flexible working laws in 2014 – but reports<\/p>\n

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