Sentences with phrase «flexible ways of working»

So does its pledge to invest in technology and explore more flexible ways of working.

But the regions are fighting back, attracting talent with the promise of more flexible ways of working and the opportunity to really shape the development of the local firm.

Both forms of office environments provide advantages to those seeking flexible ways of working.

Not exact matches

In the same way that companies recognize the need for feedback and professional development, they're noticing the value of flexible hours and remote working.

Parenting will always be a challenge in the life of any ambitious entrepreneur and / or business leader, and there are many ways to raise a child: with hired help, with the support of extended family or working for a company with generous family policies that allow for flexible work hours and parental leave.

In the orange world, big businesses and corporations start to decline and are replaced by smaller, flexible organizations that provide workers with autonomy and a variety of ways to work.

understand, however, that trends are clearly moving towards embracing flexible work as a way of doing business, rather than doing business the same old way.

They are working in customer service in some way, because the hours are flexible and the remuneration is the highest possible for the least amount of emotional investment.

While it's true that technology is changing the way we work and driving much of that expansion, it's also true that companies have come to understand why flexible work is important for all employees — many of whom now expect work flexibility as a standard - issue job benefit.

One way to look at the issue is this: rather than limiting work flex, working to understand how flexible work options can make your company more productive, efficient, and even happier might be a wiser use of your energy and talents as a leader in your organization.

Long a leader in flexible work options, IBM has initiated a companywide remote worker crackdown as a way to bring marketing professionals, engineers, and other workers into the office at six of the company's regional hubs.

It's still new territory for organizations of all stripes in lots of ways, and making flexible options work may take a different approach that's supported at the top levels and is open to cultural change within the organizational structure.

A discussion of the ways to attract and hire telecommuters was a featured panel discussion during the inaugural TRaD Works Forum in Washington, D.C., last year, featuring leaders who hire and manage flexible workers.

Some see flexible work as an overwhelming all - or - nothing proposition, some don't trust workers to work if they're not in the office being overseen, and others still feel nervous because it is a different way of doing things.

But starting a company with a newborn wasn't to be taken lightly, and in my own soul - searching, I just realized that I so deeply believed in the importance of flexible work — and having a baby simply reinforced that in a powerful way.

This article is arguably hypocritical as well as stomach - churning, since it begins with the suggestion that «Because of the amazingly diverse multicultural contexts in which pastoral ministers are called upon to work today, it is impossible to prescribe one liturgical model that will be always and everywhere appropriate»: this flexible and open - minded liturgist then proceeded to argue in The Tablet that only the Mass of Paul VI is always and everywhere appropriate and that its very existence automatically abrogated all previous liturgies for ever: presumably those who prefer the older form are not to be given the dignity of a group or «culture» to be catered for by his free and easy multicultural ways, but are to be simply dismissed as a bunch of liturgical perverts.

* Every situation, every baby, every parent is different... and not being tied to any one way of acting — in other words, being flexible — allows intuitive responses to those situations that work far better than anything mandated «just because.»

Not only do we need a system that recognises the costs of caring for children but we need acknowledgement that work - family balance has been a gender issue and that many parents (of both sexes) would prefer to combine jobs and childcare in a more flexible way.

«Over the past 25 years the number of women in full - time employment has increased by more than a third and there have been many steps towards gender equality in the workplace, with flexible working and the Equal Pay Act, however, there is still a long way to go.

The government is not alone in looking for ways to help reconcile the challenges facing working families with young children, with the Liberal Democrats proposing 19 months of more generous parental leave (able to be taken by any parent) and the Conservative Party proposing flexible parental leave to help make Britain more family friendly.

«What we really need to work on is enforcement of current laws and examining ways to make the workplace more flexible to better accommodate the tremendous pressures on the modern family in a bipartisan manner.»

It is worth noting that people choosing to work in a more flexible way is not restricted to teaching — the REC has observed that this phenomena is occurring throughout much of the labour market, with working on a temporary basis being increasingly common in people's career paths.

Funding students versus programs keeps money and time flexible for schools and providers to pursue diverse digital and personalized learning offerings in ways that work best for their mix of students.

«The program brings together an extraordinary variety of skill sets, experiences, and philosophies in highly flexible ways to create unique opportunities to collaboratively work toward true, systemic innovation.»

Matrix Academy Trust has committed to a review of its recruitment strategy by August 2018, to ensure teachers working there are supported to work in a flexible way.

The known world of fixed and time - bound workplaces has given way to location agnostic and flexible working hours.

As the authors argue, the incrementally developed «crazy quilt» (8) of policy and regulations working in schools and districts can constrain the system's ability to be flexible and responsive in the way the free market might allow.

A Department for Education spokesperson said: «We recognise there are still challenges facing the profession which we are taking steps to address.This includes publishing guidance on flexible working, to help head teachers identify ways of supporting their staff.

«Earlier this year the Secretary of State also announced she would hold a flexible working summit to bring together teachers and experts from other sectors to look at how we can make this way of working common practice across the profession.»

Alison Peacock, the Chartered College of Teaching's chief executive, said the notion of flexible working, and «ways of thinking intelligently about how we best thrive as a profession», was an important part of efforts to «shift the narrative away» from workload issues.

But I always like to share different techniques, methods, tools, etc. — the way to find that working custom formula is to build a heck of a big, flexible toolkit!

Adding complexity to the way universal life insurance works is the fact that this type of coverage offers flexible premiums — as in, the amount you pay into your policy can fluctuate from year to year.

But a little work can pay off in huge ways to enable travel that would be impossible for most of us to afford otherwise, especially if you can be flexible about your travel dates.

It's a freeform stealth system that is flexible and works well, creating satisfying gameplay that doesn't insist on holding your hand every foot of the way.

It's a way of working that is embedded, but, she tells me, this project afforded an opportunity to reflect on her practice: «It made me really think about what I do and why I do it... It's like having a stretch — you notice where you're flexible and where you're not.»

We are flexible in the range of creative initiatives that interest us, personal in the way we work with individual artists, quick in making decisions, energetic in development and implementation of projects, keen to be involved in multidisciplinary collaborations.

I prefer this way of working, as it's as flexible as the medium itself.

Despite the permanent space, Mr. Schnabel says he plans to work in the much the same way he has before, eschewing a traditional stable of artists for a flexible, project - based approach.

Speaking of her process, Serena says: «My work originates from an interest for handicrafts and as such, carried out in a patient and laborious way, it uses the sum of gestures that are repeated and prolonged through time in order to transform materials as simple as fabric and thread into large sculptural and pictorial objects that are structured in an organic and flexible way.

Over the years we've been working on how to be more adaptive and flexible in our approach to sustainability education and engagement — and we've officially taken the leap into formally offering both facilitated online course options (facilitated by our experienced staff) as well as customized courses — all of which will offer more ways for you to meet your sustainability goals and objectives.

«Hybrids are not solely about the cutting - edge technology: the promise is advancement of the energy transition in a way that is flexible and customer - centred insofar as if the economics work then the progress of renewables will be more certain.»

The Transition movement and its underlying big sister Permaculture (a design system based on a set of truisms derived by observing the natural world), is a sometimes - stern, sometimes - playful, highly flexible and creative reminder of the way things work on this planet.

Telecommuting is considered one of the more flexible ways employers deal with an increasing diverse workforce whose needs, professional goals and personal situations benefit from this working arrangement.

It's described by the UK government as «a way of working that suits an employee's needs, e.g. having flexible start and finish times, or working from home» but there's a lot more to a request than meets the eye and it must suit both you and your employer.

Here are just some of the biggest talking points in the law industry that are having a real impact on the way that lawyers work — opening up more opportunities for networking, flexible working, better client management and security.

Non-traditional service providers e.g. mobile / remote legal consultancies, are driven by innovative use of new technology to provide new ways of working with clients on a flexible, part time, in house and ad hoc basis.

Flexible software designed to suit your needs: Our time recording solution is designed to suit the different ways of working that exist in the legal profession.

But much of this talent is operating in a new way, keen to adopt more flexible working practices.

As younger employees are changing the way they approach their professional life and seeking more flexible hours, however, firms are having to consider less traditional formats of working.

It shares a cultural history with AdventBalance, which was formed from the 2012 merger of Perth - based flexible resource provider Balance Legal and Sydney - based Advent Lawyers, with the objective to work with clients in a more flexible and innovative way.