Businesses need to reject outdated ideas approximately part time work and embrace the benefits of a fully flexible working environment nowadays I possess a call scheduled with the chief operating officer,UK and Ireland, at one of the world’s biggest accountancy firms. When she picks up the phone, or she is in the process of taking her twin daughters’ birthday cake out of the oven. But Lynn Rattigan is not skiving off or pretending to work from home; she is one of a growing number of senior leaders who are choosing to work less than the traditional five day week.
Over the last five years her employer,Ernst & Young (EY), has thrown itself into flexible working. All of its current vacancies are advertised as flexible” and Rattigan, and who works a four day week,says it’s now a crucial part of the way the company does commerce.
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Source: theguardian.com