Embedding Flexible Working Welcome Embedding Flexible Working

Layla-Roxanne Hill Policy, Communications and Partnerships Family Friendly Working Scotland

Family Friendly Working Scotland Nikki Slowey Programme Director Family Friendly Working Scotland

What does family friendly and flexible working mean to people? What does it mean to employers? What does it mean to employees? What does it mean to the economy?  

Benefits of flexible working improved productivity reduced costs of work greater organisational agility supporting workforce diversity improved collaboration within and across organisations attracting and retaining high quality talent improved recruitment and employee retention employee autonomy and responsibility improved job satisfaction and employee engagement improved employee work-life balance  

In what ways is family friendly and flexible working promoted? What is it? What are the benefits? How can you use it?

What challenges have employers faced? Focus on risk management in the ‘now’ 56% name operational pressures as the top barrier to training and development of staff; 58% - to greater workplace flexibility 39% of employees say they can rarely find time for training and development Low-trust environment 35% are concerned about the quality of work among atypical staff Negative line manager and senior manager attitudes – a barrier to flexible working Lack of a systemic approach in improving organisational responsiveness to change 5% of job roles have time (‘slack’) built in for experimentation and rapid response 5% use commission outcomes (no fixed hours, only an output target) CIPD survey of over 600 HR leaders (2014)     

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Q&A

Legal Advice Service Manager Claire Gilbert Legal Advice Service Manager Working Families

Q&A

Group Discussion What does flexible working look like in your organisation, and can you cite any examples of good practice? (10 mins) What are the barriers to flexible working? (10 mins) Feedback (approx. 10 mins)

National Work Life Week 2016 3rd – 7th October #TimeToRebalance

National Work Life Week Scotland Conference 2016 As part of National Work Life Week 2016, we will be hosting a free half day conference in Glasgow on Thursday 6th October, which is kindly being hosted by DWF LLP.   Join us, Royal Bank of Scotland, Fanduel, Independent Living Fund, pcr, BAE Systems, Quorum Network Resources Limited and the Scottish Government and find out how organisations can successfully support families in the workplace to ensure they retain a skilled, engaged, stable and productive workforce. What are other organisations doing to avoid the pitfalls? Visit familyfriendlyworkingscotland.org.uk for more info and to register

Awards are free to enter Employers can enter one or more category Entries close on Friday 4th November 2016 Enter online at the Family Friendly Working Scotland website: www.familyfriendlyworkingscotland.org.uk/ Winners will be announced 9th March 2017 at a sparkling afternoon tea in Glasgow Finalists will receive complimentary attendance at the awards

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