Four out of five employees in the tech industry work flexibly and 88% see the ability to work in this way as the most valuable employee benefit they receive, above private health insurance, bonuses and enhanced pension provision. Half of employees in the sector say they would rather have flexible working than a 10% pay rise, according to the research from My Family Care, provider of family-friendly employer solutions, and recruitment experts, Hydrogen. However, a fifth of the employees in the research say they are not confident about broaching the topic of flexible working with their employer.
Karen Rudich, COO of online portal, Bank in the Box, said:
‘Flexible working in tech is a no brainer. As we are often computer based, we’re very comfortable communicating via email or Skype which means that our teams can work exactly where they want so long as they get the job done.’