… setting work-time schedules — for some The average weekly working hours of employees in the EU are on the decline as overall … career impact (Teasdale, 2013). FWAs typically refer to flexibility on how much, when and where employees can work …
… The use of mobile devices, digitalisation ofworking processes and online communication allow more flexibility in where and when people work. Flexible working …
… being present in the workplace. It has developed a range of policies and awareness-raising activities on the … report and guidelines on a flexible and family-friendly working culture. The company has received certification and … has benefited both the employees and the company. Flexibility has enabled employees to experience positive …
… Project Børnepasning (The Childcare Project), a community of interest between trade unions, employers and businesses, … municipalities to provide childcare outside standard working times, so that parents can work flexible hours. This … opening hours in Denmark were liberalised in 2012, making flexibility a precondition for a job in retail. The project …
… activities to promote work-life balance through the use of the ESF+ and ERDF, representatives of managing authorities … to support flexible work and alternative working arrangements Increased autonomy of employees to set up their own working-time arrangements Increased participation of men in …
… Increasing digitalisation has led to a proliferation of so-called "platform work" whereby workers use online … tasks or services. Such platforms can be seen to offer flexibility regarding when, how much and where one works. And … work because it is often performed outside the regular working day , though more often by men than by women. As many …
… Lack of adequate childcare, structural barriers, and societal … own hands. Let me put this into context. Let us say I am working at a company. I live with my husband and two small … generous paternity leave, and my company did not offer me flexibility in my working schedule. Due to these …
… is a significant motivator for people who have grown tired of the 9-5 rigidity and seek more diversity in their career … engage in platform work. But who truly benefits from the flexibility? And who bears the disproportionate costs of it? … and fair platform work experience for everyone are: Extend working hour regulations and work-life balance measures …
… they will be measured. This is crucial because the success of work-life balance measures is dictated by a variety of … through equal access to parental leave, home working, and flexible working arrangements. Deutsche Telecom … and uptake of flexible working, by sex Uptake of part-timeworking or return to full-time employment, by sex …
… partners, shareholders and clients. Although examples of effective work-life balance measures in other companies … is indispensable: National (or regional) legislation on workingtime and work flexibility National (or regional) legislation regarding …
… As one of the largest corporations in Germany, Deutsche Telekom AG … and provisions like lifetime work accounts or a flexible working model contributed to policy, which reflects tangible … manager’s permission, employees whose position allows for flexibility can work from a suitable location of their …
… associated with two closely related processes: increased flexibilityof work and the emergence of new forms of work. Increases in … a growing proportion of the workforce adopted flexible working patterns, working ‘anytime, anywhere’ (Eurofound, …
… 2011 by the UK’s Government Equalities Office (GEO), part of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DfCMS). It … of practices ranging from equal pay audits to flexible working hours, programmes for returning parents, mentoring, … lives. Thirty-one of the company’s 169 staff are now part-time (GEO, 2012). Nomura International plc introduced the …
… couples with children - showing that the financial cost of having a family falls heavily on women’s shoulders. These … longer career breaks, and are more likely to choose part-time work to reconcile work and care responsibilities. The … aims to improve access to parental leave and flexible working, as well as increase the take up of these …
… brief The Cyprus Women's Cooperative Bank Ltd. (WCB), one of the first co-operative banks created by women in the … started its activities in January 2001 in Larnaca. At that time, some 350 business-minded women in Cyprus founded the … an all-women initiative with a strong focus on partnership working (which involves banking experts, business owners, and …
… Increasing digitalisation has led to a proliferation of so-called "platform work" whereby workers use online … with childcare responsibilities when compared to the adult working population (in EU countries 47% ofworking women and … and 36% of men with a partner and children report this flexibility as a motivational factor (compared to 31% and 27% …
… Risks and Opportunities" conference on the future of work, organised by the 2021 Portuguese Presidency of the … homes become workplaces, unpaid work also eats into the time you’re trying to reserve for paid work. Our latest … of course whether you are able to work at all. As our working lives move increasingly into the home through remote …
… professional services company that provides a broad range of risk, retirement and health solutions. The AON Centre for … 76%, respectively). There is no framework in Ireland for flexibility in working arrangements, although research has shown such …
… : Work practice that allows the employees a certain degree of freedom in deciding how the work will be done and how they … employees. Flexible work arrangements include any type oftime and/or space arrangements to carry out work, such as flexi-time schemes, part-time, remote working/tele-working. Gender Equality Training (GET) : Is …
… the primary considerations in the debate over the future of work (European Commission, 2019). With paid work being the … men can benefit from equal access to employment and good working conditions. The sub-domain of participation combines … flexible working-time arrangements and job prospects with flexibilityof work capturing the ability of both genders to …