Responding to the CBIís report indicating that there has been an increase in the number of employers reporting a negative impact from family friendly employment laws, Rebecca Clake, Organisation and Resourcing Adviser at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), said:
ìCIPD research shows that three-quarters of employers say flexible working practices have a positive effect on staff retention, and 70% say that flexible working has had a positive effect on staff motivation. At a time when recruitment and retention are major problems for many employers operating in the current tight labour market, it is good that many are discovering that flexible working can be a win-win situation for their business and their employees.
ìFar more employers have found this new, light-touch, legislation to be a boost for their firms than those feeling it is negative. The real challenge for employers is how to implement and operate flexible working in practice, in order to create the positive culture and secure the improved performance they desire. That four in ten employers have extended the right to request flexible working beyond the legislative requirement suggests that many have risen to this challenge.î
The CIPD will be publishing a practical new guide, ìFlexible working: the implementation challengeî, next month to help employers secure the benefits from flexible working while avoiding the pitfalls.
Flexible and family friendly working practices bring business benefits, not challenges, says CIPD
CIPD research shows that three-quarters of employers say flexible working practices have a positive effect on staff retention
