Proactive Approaches To Discussing Flexible Working Timewise A proactive approach from managers, by contrast, would make flexibility a gender neutral matter. it would benefit large numbers of employees ( 87% want to work flexibly). it would open up flexible career pathways for those already working flexibly. and it would create fairer workplaces, as flexible working is associated with increased diversity. A whole school approach means moving away from flexible working being an individual matter, and instead making it a way of working and thinking which is embedded within the school’s culture, and supported by cyclical processes which enable continuous improvement. this ensures that it is successfully incorporated, and well received by all.
Proactive Approaches To Discussing Flexible Working Timewise Published case studies to support flexible working • timewise’s teaching pioneers programme looks at the experiences of schools working towards a whole school, proactive approach. • a variety of books have been published for school leaders, including emma turner’s ‘lets talk about flex flipping the flexible working narrative. Through flexible working solutions. timewise was founded by karen mattison and emma stewart, to tackle the lack of quality part time jobs and drive the flexible conversation forwards. today, the timewise team are well known as thought leaders and innovators, called upon by policymakers and businesses to shape flexible working policy and practice. Hybrid working was highly valued by employees on average, reducing attrition by 33% and improving job satisfaction measures. cipd research shows that 6% of employees changed jobs in 2022 specifically due to a lack of flexible options and 12% left their profession sector altogether due to lack of flexibility within the sector. According to timewise’s flexible jobs index 2017, just 11.9% of full time equivalent jobs that paid between £20,000 and £34,999 were advertised as being open to flexibility, compared with 20.4% paying between £14,000 and £19,999. this proportion continued to decrease as salaries rose, with just 6.9% of jobs paying £80,000 or more.
Proactive Approaches To Discussing Flexible Working Timewise Hybrid working was highly valued by employees on average, reducing attrition by 33% and improving job satisfaction measures. cipd research shows that 6% of employees changed jobs in 2022 specifically due to a lack of flexible options and 12% left their profession sector altogether due to lack of flexibility within the sector. According to timewise’s flexible jobs index 2017, just 11.9% of full time equivalent jobs that paid between £20,000 and £34,999 were advertised as being open to flexibility, compared with 20.4% paying between £14,000 and £19,999. this proportion continued to decrease as salaries rose, with just 6.9% of jobs paying £80,000 or more. Schools at tkat, glf schools & academies enterprise trust have taken a proactive approach to flexible working (offering flex, rather than waiting to be asked), to see if a better future is. Glf schools was part of the cipd flexible working champion pilot and more recently one of three multi academy trusts who took part in the timewise flexible working pioneer programme. as a result of the project we are moving to a proactive ‘whole school approach’. it helps schools to move away from the constraints of responding to a limited.
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