BT makes strong business case for flexible working

WORK-LIFE BALANCE

BT makes strong business case for flexible working

Telecommunications giant BT recently scooped the top prize at the Parents at Work awards underlining its pioneering reputation for flexible working. A recent edition of People Management magazine looked at BT's acclaimed work-life initiatives.

Business benefits

If you still haven't bought into flexible working on principle, here's what BT reckons are the benefits of family-friendly policies:

• £200 million savings on property alone
• improved productivity
• increased customer satisfaction
• improved staff retention
• the return rate from maternity leave is up from 89% five years ago to 96%.

A final word

With the combination of a strong business case and close monitoring, the company is proving that flexible working in not merely a philanthropic gesture but a pragmatic strategy. &#8212 Claire Seneviratna, People Management, 6 December 2001.

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Title: Dependants day , by Claire Seneviratna, People Management, 6 December 2001.

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Posted 21 January 2002