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Work Wise Week 2012

Back for the 7th consecutive year, and once again featuring the hugely successful National Work from Home Day, Work Wise Week 2012 will begin on Sunday, 13th May 2012, with Friday 18th May being National Work from Home Day. As always, we will be offering advice, support and case studies but this year with a particular emphasis on how flexible working practices can help both employees and employers manage the impact that the London Olympics will have on the whole country. Stay tuned to this website for more information about Work Wise Week in the coming months.

News

Commute Times Add Up To 5 Extra Weeks Work A Year

Employees spend nearly 200 hours a year travelling to and from work – adding up to around five weeks extra work – according to a TUC analysis of official statistics published today (Monday) to mark the start of Work Wise UK’s Commute Smart week (14-18 November).

Presenteeism Undermining Competitiveness

The stuttering UK economy is driving a culture of presenteeism in organisations, undercutting the adoption of flexible working practices and undermining companies’ ability to compete, suggests new research. The study by O2, examined the future of work and flexible working in UK companies, to support the launch of its Joined Up People Service. It reveals that a significant proportion of office workers (41%) feel pressure to be present and visible in the office as a result of the economic climate.

Londoners Have Longest Commute In The UK

Figures just released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that Londoners have the longest commute in the UK despite being more likely to use public transport.

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Services & Initiatives

Commute Smart Week

Why travel in the dark – when you can commute smart.

Work Wise Week

Our annual awareness campaign to get the UK working smarter.

Consulting

Smarter Working Consulting and Training Solutions now available from Work Wise UK

Sustainable Workplace Plan

Does your organisation have a Sustainable Workplace Plan yet?

Case Studies

BSkyB

As part of plans to expand their main site in west London, BSkyB were required to produce a travel plan that encouraged significant changes for the people based there. [pdf]

GlaxoSmithKline

GlaxoSmithKline have realised significant business benefits from the implementation and continued development of the travel plan it introduced when it moved into its new HQ. [pdf]

BAA

As the UK's largest employment site, with over 315 organisations and 72,000 staff based there, Heathrow Airport faces unique challenges. [pdf]

CAFOD

In a bid to encourage staff to consider using public transport or cycling to work rather than using their car, CAFOD signed up for Transport for London’s (TfL’s) free workplace travel planning service, A New Way to Work. [pdf]
"A growing number of employees want more flexibility about when and where they work. In a recent government survey some five million people said that they wanted to switch to flexitime or homeworking. Employers who can meet this demand for different ways of working will gain valuable benefits in terms of improvements in recruitment, motivation and productivity." - Brendan Barber, TUC General Secretary

"The nature of work is changing, and UK business needs to come out of the dark ages and realise that it cannot continue to use working practices that originate from the 19th century. It needs to modernise, change its approach, retrain its management, and understand the benefits of new smarter working practices." - Lord Jones of Birmingham