Earlier this year the government passed a legislation to allow employees to request the right for a flexible working environment, this came into effect in April 2009.
Pretty much any employee with a child under the age of 16 is entitled to request flexible working (found out more here).
So what constitutes flexible working (as defined by the government):
- part time: working less than the normal hours, perhaps by working fewer days per week
- flexi time: choosing when to work (there’s usually a core period during which you have to work)
- annualised hours: your hours are worked out over a year (often set shifts with you deciding when to work the other hours)
- compressed hours: working your agreed hours over fewer days
- staggered hours: different starting, break and finishing times for employees in the same workplace
- job sharing: sharing a job designed for one person with someone else
- homeworking: working from home
Dataplex have for the last 6 years had a flexible working practice in place which has seen great uptake and increase in productivity and staff retention. Using the technologies that we deliver to our clients we are able to gain access to our corporate network securely from any location. .
In an age where the cloud is becoming ever pervasive and online services are receiving more than lip service, there other ways to consider than just the traditional VPN connections. Want to know how you can achieve flexible working without the traditional costs associated with such an architecture? Then contact us here.