Employers who offer flexible hours and allow regular homeworking are rated the most family friendly by parents, according to Workingmums.co.uk's recent poll of over 2,100 candidates.
According to the results 87% said that offering flexible hours was a key factor in terms of what made a family-friendly employer, whilst 83% said allowing some regular work at home was what mattered. 78% favoured offering part-time jobs and 75% said allowing holiday days to be taken at short notice to deal with emergencies such as sick children was what counted. Childcare help was important for 62% of parents, whilst benefits like extended maternity pay periods, networking and support groups and parenting courses all rated much lower.
The survey suggested that ‘flexibility encourages full time work and responses recorded that 79% said they would be encouraged to work full time if there was some home-working in their job. 72% said flexible hours would encourage them to work full time and 67% favoured working close to home.
The survey suggested that ‘flexibility encourages full time work and responses recorded that 79% said they would be encouraged to work full time if there was some home-working in their job. 72% said flexible hours would encourage them to work full time and 67% favoured working close to home.
APA fully supports the drive for increased flexibility in the workplace and greater home-working. This is perfectly possible for PAs using all technologies available to them without disruption to the task in hand.
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