January 12, 2015
Lack of flexible working options is distorting the job market for women
UK employers and their female employees are missing out on a range of opportunities because of their failure to implement better flexible working arrangements, according to a report from The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR). The report examined flexible working across Europe and found that while significant progress had been made in the UK, nearly two thirds (64 percent) of working women are unable to vary their working hours and a quarter (25 percent) claim it is difficult to take one or two hours from their day at short notice. The report claims the pent up demand for such working arrangements restricts employment opportunities for women compared to men, means more women are working in jobs below their skill level and creates the conditions for extensive underemployment.
November 18, 2014
The leap in workplace ill health is down to mobile devices and flexible working
by Lee Jones • Comment, Flexible working, Legal news, Technology, Workplace design
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