Question 1
While organisations should be doing everything they can to encourage
flexible working, there is no advantage in letting businesses go under.
In a DTI study, 69% of employers thought they had a responsibility
to help staff achieve a healthy balance, and two thirds of those qualified
that by saying it should not be at the cost of the business.
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Question 2
Clearly there should be no bias against flexible workers when it comes
to promotion - it should always be awarded on the basis of the
person best qualified for the job. In a DTI survey 74% of employers
thought that flexible workers were just as likely as others to be
promoted, although 10% thought flexible working would damage promotion
prospects.
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Question 3
There are five new areas of legislation. In a DTI survey, 45% of employers
were aware of the right to paid and unpaid leave for parents of adopted
children, 71% of the right of employees to request flexible working,
66% of the changes to maternity leave entitlement regardless of length
of service, 60% of the right to an additional 26 weeks unpaid maternity
leave and 51% of the new legislation regarding paid paternity leave.
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Question 4
The DTI survey disclosed that 66% of employers judged the measures
they had introduced to be cost effective and 91% thought that costs
had been minimal or non-existent. Anecdotal evidence suggests that
some companies achieve financial benefits by introducing more flexible
work practices.
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Question 5
81% if employers in the DTI survey said that flexible practices had
had a beneficial impact on employee relations and 60% had a lower
staff turnover rate after their introduction. 45% had seen improved
recruitment, 47% had seen reduced absenteeism and 48% had experienced
improved productivity.
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