flexible working in comment and analysis
Will IP unify communications?
Comment Nortel's Rowe describes the UK as being "a very good and experienced market" when it comes to convergence, particularly since home working and flexible working is more accepted than in many countries in central and southern Europe. [18 Feb 2005]
Connectivity creep - remembering we all need downtime
Comment In a leader article this publication makes the point that flexible working made possible by wireless, mobile and remote working technologies is clearly often a good thing, cutting down on commuting and allowing all kinds of workers to arrange... [02 Dec 2004]
Leader: Is mobile working really so great?
Leader Undoubtedly the use of technology by corporations to facilitate mobile and flexible working has largely been a positive development for staff and the productivity of UK Plc. Commuting to work can be more stressful than a fighter pilot going into... [30 Nov 2004]
Boardroom Despatches: Broadband ABCs
Comment We heard about flexible working, always-on access, access from anywhere on the globe, relationships broadband enables. They want true broadband in their private and working lives and in many cases are making it happen across whole communities. [17 Nov 2004]
Inside SAS: A vendor dossier
Comment Since its inception in 1976 SAS has always offered flexible working and a 35-hour week policy. SAS has also made something of a habit of being named in Working Mother magazine's 'best company for working mothers' list - a fact it is particularly... [02 Nov 2004]
Leader: Don't police your workers
Leader Perhaps in exchange for the ability to work from home, some other flexible working plan or even additional salary but, without some incentive, it's hard to imagine who would say 'yes'. An anonymous silicon.com reader from the UK objected to this in... [14 Oct 2004]
Devil's Advocate: What makes IT workers happy?
Comment For, although our government urges the merits of a flexible workforce and privatisation, the UK is only fifteenth in the economic security table - with almost all of Europe ahead of us and the US well behind. [07 Sep 2004]
SIP paves the way for seamless collaboration
Comment While flexible, decentralised working is now par for the course in so many businesses, it hasn't negated the need to meet, collaborate and communicate with colleagues and clients. Anyone who's experienced trying to set up a multi-way conference for... [07 Jul 2004]
Leader: Tube strikes a chord with teleworkers
Leader With widespread broadband access around the UK, increased awareness of flexible working models and remote access, teleworking companies are better positioned than ever to get a full days' work out of staff stranded at the end of the Northern Line. [30 Jun 2004]
The Director's Cut: The Agile Company
Comment Show understanding after a bereavement, extend maternity leave by the new mother working from home, and be as flexible with working hours as you can. Be as flexible as you can about the needs of your people. [31 Mar 2004]
Secure remote access - the way to go
Comment Remote access to the company LAN is a common, if under-utilised means of empowering flexible working. In flexible working lexicon it is called 'extended day working'. Increasingly flexible working is something required in most white-collar jobs... [27 Nov 2003]
Flexible working - where 'presence' is everything
Comment Anthony Plewes explains this vision is being realised through presence technology and it will have a profound impact on the efficacy of flexible working. Flexible working is a key application for IP telephony,” says Paul Rowe, Succession IP... [20 Nov 2003]
Flexible working legislation - more than just a banana skin
Comment Few employers and employees are unaware of flexible working legislation that came in earlier this year. According to a Microsoft survey, working parents place flexible working options as high as salary size on their agenda but about 70 per cent of... [11 Nov 2003]
Leader: Flexibility's best
Leader Today sees silicon.com announce our latest special report, all about flexible working. In the spring of this year the UK introduced flexible working rights legislation for parents and, even without that, there has been a general shift in the... [05 Nov 2003]
Wireless - flexible working's natural bedfellow
Comment The growth of wireless technology over the last couple of years has had a significant impact on flexible working. The two most important recent developments in wireless technology for flexible working are the mass-market arrival of wireless LAN and... [05 Nov 2003]
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