Allen & Overy LLP offers
flexible working opportunities throughout its firm and recently introduced part - time working policies for full equity partners in a deliberate bid to retain more women — all partners will be able to work a minimum four - day week or be entitled to a maximum 52 days extra leave, for up to eight years.
For others, it's about addressing increasing demands for
flexible working opportunities.
Removing limitations on agile working and actively offering more
flexible working opportunities will have a huge impact on retaining women or encouraging women into more senior roles, where typically the pay gap is higher.
Nicky Morgan then announced on Sunday plans for a new leadership coaching scheme that will see women in schools encouraged to mentor others and a website to promote
flexible working opportunities for women.
Barclays, TES and Microsoft are amongst the organisations that have pledged to create
flexible working opportunities in the teaching profession
Improving
flexible working opportunities in teaching is important in supporting teachers at all stages of their careers
Commenting on the report published today by the NFER into how better part time and
flexible working opportunities could support teacher retention, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT - The Teachers» Union, said: «Improving
flexible working opportunities in teaching is certainly important in supporting teachers at all stages of their careers to remain the profession.
Pebble toys are our small contribution to supporting families in rural Bangladesh, to removing the need for economic migration to the cities and to providing women with
flexible working opportunities which are close to their homes.
For eligible employees, Kforce offers competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits packages, and
flexible work opportunities.
His work requires us to travel and live abroad and instead of having to choose his work or mine, we can continue to have the best of both worlds with
flexible work opportunities.
Inspiring Sara's efforts is the knowledge that
flexible work opportunities truly make a difference in people's lives.
Accounting assistants typically work full - time hours, although professionals who want fewer hours may pursue part - time, job - share, or
flexible work opportunities.
For instance, check out
flexible work opportunities, including contracted positions or freelancing.
Not exact matches
Invest in employees» professional development through onsite and offsite educational
opportunities and implement special perks, such as
flexible work schedules, catered lunches and offsite team - building exercises.
In its 2017 Mind the Workplace mental health survey, Mental Health America found that in organizations deemed mentally healthy, 75 percent of employees surveyed cited relaxed workplaces with an open - door policy, 69 percent reported professional development
opportunities and 52 percent said they had some type of
flexible work offering.
As a result, some managers are implementing more
flexible working hours and training
opportunities to encourage frustrated workers to stick around.
Self - employment is on a rapid rise in America as people look for more
flexible working conditions, more control over their careers and supplemental income
opportunities to weather economic uncertainty.
Roughly 76 percent of millennials would take a pay cut of at least 3 percent to
work for a company that offers
flexible office hours, and 67 percent would be willing to take a pay cut of at least 3 percent to
work at a company that offers good mentorship
opportunities.
Working at home may offer benefits, such as
flexible hours, but some businesses providing the
opportunity are offering broken promises and false claims.
The Statesman Journal offers a performance - based
work environment, competitive compensation, professional development
opportunities, and
flexible work options.
At the time, Sara was pregnant with her first son and she wanted an
opportunity in line with her career that offered
work flexibility like telecommuting or a
flexible schedule.
Telecommuting
opportunities for military spouses can offer
flexible work, career advancement, mobility, tax benefits, and a social outlet.
If you or someone you know is a military spouse looking for a
flexible work arrangement, be sure to check out the new remote and
flexible job
opportunities posted every day on FlexJobs.
There are many, many reasons people seek out
work flexibility in all its forms — telecommuting,
flexible scheduling, part - time
opportunities, freelance contracts, and others.
Owner Services prides itself in offering
flexible work schedules that allow associates to balance their
work / home life; internal advancement and career growth
opportunities; and direct manager to associate relationships.
In the past, Kimley - Horn has supported
work flexibility by recruiting for part - time and
flexible schedule employment
opportunities.
This organization offers a caring,
flexible, and challenging
work environment; excellent salary and benefits; and numerous
opportunities for growth.
Epicenter runs corporate innovation labs, provide fast growing digital companies
flexible work space as well as knowledge and creativity through seminars and educational programs for companies and organizations that wish to learn more about digital
opportunities and corporate innovation.
The organization offers competitive compensation, excellent
work environments, challenging career
opportunities, professional training, and
flexible employment
opportunities.
In addition to ongoing
opportunities for advancement, employees receive multiple perks and benefits, including competitive compensation and a
flexible work environment.
It seems a balance between cross-sector collaboration, industry - based
opportunities and, of course, robust security measures are needed for a
flexible work spaces to keep the FinTech sector on side and staying put.
Around this time, there was accelerating adoption of personal computers, Internet usage, storage technology and data access speeds, which began to open new
opportunities and greater acceptance of virtual and
flexible working.
I love
working at Franklin Templeton because I've had various
opportunities to grow while benefiting from its
flexible and unique culture.
The reason the website has a womanly touch is because some of the best, most
flexible work - from - home
opportunities are actually geared toward stay - at - home moms.
It is great to be
working with a partner like Uteco to combine their exceptional expertise with ours to deliver a high - end digital production device that offers new
opportunities for the
flexible packaging industry.»
The lack of
opportunity for fathers to use
flexible work practices to look after children is worrying, as children whose fathers have been actively involved in their lives have better outcomes2, including:
«However many will not have the
opportunity to alter their
work patterns until
flexible and part - time
working is a fully - fledged right.
Most parents appreciate the
opportunity to have a
flexible schedule and an open space to
work that's also child - friendly, and that allows them to have their kids close by.
I realize that stay - at - home
opportunities run anywhere from simple web surfing / research to jobs needing a background (editing, for example, which is part of my
work history), but I'd love to know if anyone has recommendations, probably on the simpler / more
flexible end of things.»
Without any role models to guide her, the enterprising woman created her own
opportunities — even though Morrison claims the
opportunity to
work flexible hours and to nurse Lake right there in the office «fell into my lap.»
I think about that philosophy a lot with my business, which helps
working moms find
flexible job
opportunities.
With advances in technology expanding telecommuting
opportunities and
flexible work times offered by many employers, some mothers can figure out ways to make
working and spending time with their baby more compatible.
Job security rates as the most important job characteristic by fathers; in fact job security and a job that allows
flexible working rate higher in importance than good advancement
opportunities and high income.
Patrick Roach, Deputy General Secretary of the NASUWT, who addressed the Conference, said: «Many teachers have told us that they become supply teachers because of a lack of
opportunities in schools for
flexible working; yet, many supply teachers face exploitation and unfair treatment by some supply agencies, umbrella companies and by schools.
It will also launch an «exemplar employer» scheme to encourage businesses to provide
flexible working hours for mothers returning to
work, as well as job - share
opportunities and good quality part - time
work.
«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.»
It calls for
flexible schedules, more project - based and interdisciplinary learning, a more engaging and real world — based course of study, increased
opportunity for teachers to
work in teams, and better integration of technology across subject areas.
The course went from being a fixed six - week program with everyone
working on the same bit within the same timeframe, blink - and - you - miss - it to being highly
flexible, self - paced and will loads of
opportunity to repeat steps on an individual basis without the sense of being ahead or behind the rest of the cohort.
«By adding square footage to HGSE's main campus for the first time since 1972, we have the
opportunity to add
flexible learning spaces that will benefit our students and faculty, open up collaborative new
work spaces that will bring more of our community together under the same roof, and complete much - needed upgrades that will allow the historic Longfellow building to remain the centerpiece of this campus for many years to come.»
From the 2017 - 18 academic year, QMUL intends to offer a portfolio of four new
flexible and part - time Masters programmes, purposely designed for
working professionals and primarily delivered online with
opportunities for face - to - face workshops.