BT highlights benefits of flexible working
27 May 2008 17:29
Business owners should "change their mindset" and support flexible working practices as an added benefit to their company, BT has said.
The telecommunications giant said the only reason many managers want employees close by is because they think it gives them control. The firm pointed out however, that it wastes time that could be spent working and has an adverse impact on the environment.
BT also maintained that flexibility and being "hot on the green agenda" enables companies to obtain the most talented workers.
Caroline Waters, director of employment policy at BT, said: "When a workforce asks something of us, we have a tendency to have a 'you want what?' attitude.
"Just in this country alone, 1.1 billion hours are spent just in getting to work. Does that sound like an economy for the 21st century? I don't think so."
According to new figures obtained by Work Wise UK and the AA, the average commuter spends almost 29 days each year travelling to work, which equates to more than five years over a working life.
The telecommunications giant said the only reason many managers want employees close by is because they think it gives them control. The firm pointed out however, that it wastes time that could be spent working and has an adverse impact on the environment.
BT also maintained that flexibility and being "hot on the green agenda" enables companies to obtain the most talented workers.
Caroline Waters, director of employment policy at BT, said: "When a workforce asks something of us, we have a tendency to have a 'you want what?' attitude.
"Just in this country alone, 1.1 billion hours are spent just in getting to work. Does that sound like an economy for the 21st century? I don't think so."
According to new figures obtained by Work Wise UK and the AA, the average commuter spends almost 29 days each year travelling to work, which equates to more than five years over a working life.
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