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Britain's hidden brain drain - final report
— the EOC's investigation into flexible and part-time working | | Corporate Author | Equal Opportunities Commission - EOC |
| Publisher | Equal Opportunities Commission - EOC, Manchester, 2005 |
| Pages | 52 pp |
| Source | EOC, Arndale House, Arndale Centre, Manchester M4 3EQ. Email: info@eoc.org.uk |
| Keywords | Hours of work ; Part time employment ; Full time employment ; Employment of older people ; Informal care ; Social surveys. |
| Annotation | Flexible working is defined as variations in work patterns. This investigation looks at the benefits of flexible working, whether at full- or part-time hours (more or less than 30 hears respectively), and at the relationship between the two issues. It sees flexible working as key to unblocking the hidden brain drain, particularly among part-time and older workers. The report suggests that the world of work need to respond to changes in population, the economy and society, which current arrangements for flexible or part-time working fail to do so adequately. Three key barriers are identified: managers do not have the rights skills and attitudes to implement flexible working, while employees can be unrealistic about what can be achieved; labour market inflexibility; and inflexible views of the nature of work. The report recommends Government to extend the existing right to flexible working to all employees; enable training and advice to managers in how to manage flexible employees; and provide a financial incentive for small employers to open up flexible working. The full evidence base can be found at www.eoc.org.uk/flexible (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-060228210 B |
| Classmark | WKD: WJF: WJD: GC: P6: 3F |
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