Employers need to show confidence in their homeworkers
Wed 28 May 2008
27/05/2008
Employers need to show confidence in their staff who work from home, according to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). Its survey of UK bosses showed more than two-thirds never or only occasionally accepted applications to work from home. Gerwyn Davies, policy adviser, said they also lacked self-belief and should have greater faith in "their own management capability to ensure that they recruit, retain and make the best use of the talent they have". The survey found 30 per cent of bosses considered their homeworkers more proactive, while only eight per cent believed they are less productive. "We also know that employees, particularly younger workers, are increasingly looking to work for organisations with strong green credentials – which can be enhanced by using home-working to discourage unnecessary travel," Mr Davies added. Figures from the Office for National Statistics showed trends in unemployment and inactivity rates are falling.
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