conventional business hours<\/a>?<\/p>\nAnd what about redundancies? They\u2019re a difficult a pill to swallow for all concerned: cutting the workforce is generally a sign that business isn\u2019t exactly on an upward curve. By offering flexible working, a business can grow and save money on salaries without the need to lose capable staff. <\/p>\n
Cost<\/strong><\/p>\nRailcards, petrol, parking permits \u2013 commuting isn\u2019t cheap. As such, there is a definite cost benefit to the employee of working fewer days or operating remotely. It goes both ways, of course: the employer can make savings on office rental and other ancillary expenses.<\/p>\n
Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\nAre flexible working arrangements a good thing? Certainly, they can be \u2013 but they\u2019re not without risks. Ultimately, it\u2019s about coming to an agreement which is beneficial for all parties insofar as such a thing is possible. Weigh up the pros and cons and then settle on a set-up that works for everyone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
As a concept, flexible working sounds like something everyone can get on board with. What\u2019s not to love? Flexibility suggests fluidity, ease of movement, an ability to change course as demand requires. But as with any working arrangement, there are pros and cons to consider. In this article, we look at the main arguments for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11815,"featured_media":886347,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[128,92],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/customerthink.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/889917"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/customerthink.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/customerthink.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/customerthink.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11815"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/customerthink.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=889917"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/customerthink.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/889917\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/customerthink.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/886347"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/customerthink.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=889917"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/customerthink.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=889917"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/customerthink.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=889917"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}