Topic > Benefits of Flexible Working - 1003

Today's world is a very different place than just 10 years ago, when the typical workplace filled up at 9am and emptied out at 5.30pm, like clockwork . As the demands and expectations of our 24/7 consumer culture grow, Poland is moving towards a fully flexible future, with organizations increasingly recognizing the benefits of working more flexibly both for their staff and their profits. Technology has been a big driver of this change. Virtual meeting software, high-speed broadband and mobile networks help us engage in work wherever and whenever we want. Work used to be where you went, but now it's increasingly something you can do anywhere, anytime. Once perceived as something just for careers or for those who think less about it, flexible working is steadily becoming the norm across the board. Gender is no longer a deciding factor and the number of men working flexibly is increasing. Nine-to-five work is no longer the default option for businesses. It is becoming increasingly acceptable and beneficial to implement more complex working models and reap the benefits they bring to both employers and their staff. The results indicate that companies in many cases work flexibly, not only offering part-time work or variable working hours but also the possibility of working from home. The increased adoption of flexible working has not happened because employers are required to do so by law: survey data suggests that two in five employers offer the option to work flexibly to employees who do not have the legal right to request it – in many cases, from all employees. This is because organizations recognize the benefits not only for their staff but also for their business. Employees... half paper... many controls have arisen to regulate the actual work processes of those who are absent from the office. People may be required to phone the office regularly, or intranet controls may be used to monitor the absent worker”2. I think such criticism of flexitime is not very credible, since it makes us believe that it is a privilege for middle-class white people in the first place. class and then tries to show us that flexitime is actually a way to control workers even more by leaving them with irrelevant choice of location. I think it's stupid for a company to decide to introduce the possibility of working from home if this would entail significant costs for controlling the workforce outside the office. There is trust and possible benefits to working from home, or not; and in this case a company should – and I believe would – refrain from giving this option to its employees.