… break. Women participants benefit from a combination of opportunities in updating knowledge and skills, work … in general as well as in specific social contexts. Flexibility in working arrangements has no legal framework in Ireland, …
… Netlight employs around 40 people and provides a variety of services from software development to IT strategy … which aim to build networks and share know-how among women working in ICT. Netlight also invests in recruiting new … of its offices. On the one hand, ICT workplaces enjoy more flexibility compared with many other sectors because …
… company with headquarters in Austria. Within the scope of its good-employer policy, the company offers employees a … their professional and personal life such as flexible working hours, remote or part-timeworking and a ‘family room’. A number of activities are …
… 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 …
… 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 …
… DigiGirlz is one of Microsoft’s ‘community’ programmes. It aims to invest in … consultancy and related activities (27.8%). Most people working in ICT are highly educated (50% of women has a … share of women — 59,3 and 59,9% respectively. At the same time, however, the share of women graduates in computing has …
… 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 …
… school day. Employees can take up to 30 days (instead of 10 days) unpaid leave each year. In some circumstances … just a dead letter." Measures to create a high-quality working life Since its establishment in 1992, the company’s … measures implemented at company level include: Some flexibility in office hours; Taking account of school …
… was initiated in 2008 by the Italian Province of Trento through its Agency for Family, Birth and Youth … family audit is based on a well-developed methodology. A working group is set up with the organisation, which is … age, care needs, absence, leave, career progression, flexibility, turnover, training courses, etc. The …
… 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 …
… 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 …
… Ministry for Women and Civil Service, the Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Consumer Protection, the social … parental leave and through this to support the careers ofworking mothers. They aimed to develop a new company culture … more sensitive to the issue, and co-workers need to show flexibility. Fathers themselves have to have the courage to …