The document discusses the impact of flexible working arrangements on professional lives and working styles. It notes that flexible work allows greater flexibility in work times, locations, and contracts. While this can improve productivity and work-life balance, it may also lead to longer working hours. The document provides statistics showing that an increasing number of employees have some flexible work arrangement, including working outside traditional hours or locations. It aims to help readers understand the scope of teleworking and its impact on professional lives and working styles through a case study assessment.
2. Learning Outcomes Lesson 2 By the end of the lesson, you should: understand the impact on professional lives understand the scope of teleworking in a real-life situation understand the impact on working styles in a real-life situation
3. Flexibility More flexible way of working: The times at which people work The places at which people work The contracts they work under Employers monitor and control more flexible working patterns Communication and networking allows people to work in different ways and in different places Lesson 2 Learning outcomes: Understand the impact on professional lives ; understand the scope of teleworking; the impact on working styles
4. Work/life balance Working life more productive and efficient Individuals take on more responsibility Downside: working hours longer >60 hours per week : 12.5% to 16.5% from 2002 to 2004 2/3 of families working outside Mon-Fri 9-5 ½ of all employees have some form of flexible working arrangement 11% of women and 8% of men worked flextime 7% of women and 1% of men worked term time only Lesson 2 Learning outcomes: Understand the impact on professional lives ; understand the scope of teleworking; the impact on working styles
5. Task Read the report for the BT case study, and answer the questions provided Lesson 2 Learning outcomes: Understand the impact on professional lives; understand the scope of teleworking ; the impact on working styles