http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Julian+Cowans Business Julian Cowans Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=277626&ca=Business Flexible working is transforming the world of work and the UK Government has announced that in April 2009, it plans to extend the right to request flexible working to parents of all children up to 16. This means that millions more employees will soon be flexible working and the days of working 9-5 i... Business Julian Cowans Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=274715&ca=Business Flexible working is increasingly being seen by businesses in the UK as a way of increasing productivity as well as improving work life balance for staff. Research by BT indicates that flexible working can lead to a 15% increase in productivity. With the credit crunch, jittery consumers and mounting... Business Julian Cowans Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=269047&ca=Business Research has shown that flexible working can result in increasing productivity of your business by 15%. Why is this? Well, it is partly due to the fact that flexible workers tend to put in more hours working overall and partly due to the fact that ICT is now enabling working on the move, which means... Business Julian Cowans Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=264992&ca=Business Flexible working and teleworking are taking the world of work by storm. And they will become even more important in the UK from April 2009 when the Government plans to extend the right to request flexible working to all parents of children up to 16. Many businesses are nervous about the change. But...