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Originally Posted by nomadking
The problems come when people are allowed to kick up a large fuss when they don't get their own way.
People in offices still need to be available to other staff and other people such as customers and clients. That means they have to be working the same hours as those others. No getting around that.
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I disagree - when I have worked at places where flexible working was available, all requests for flexible working were constrained by having to meet business needs; if there was no negative impact from the flexible working (work gets done, customer needs met, suitable cover available, etc.), it was granted - if it was assessed (or found after agreement) to have negative impact, it wasn’t granted.
We found flexible working improved work/life balance, reduced absence rates, improved staff retention, and made for happier & more productive colleagues.