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  1. Holistic- On the lips of a consultant or contractor it means "Let's turn this into a bigger project".
  2. Hotdesking - the practice whereby workers have to sit somewhere different every time they come into the office.
  3. The virtual workplace describes a spectrum of scenarios resulting from the paradigm shift brought about by a holistic approach to hotdesking
  4. Norton Rose estimates it has saved up to 85 jobs firmwide as a result of its high-profile flexible-working scheme
  5. 13.7m working days a year lost through stress
  6. Work and pensions secretary Yvette Cooper wants firms that advertise in jobcentres to consider part-timers
  7. About two in five men fear that asking for flexible working arrangements would result in their commitment to their job being questioned.
  8. Vodafone - Some 3,250 of its employees now work in an environment that has revolutionised their working day.
  9. work-related mental health conditions including stress, anxiety and depression costs UK employers around £28.3 billion a year
  10. Job seniority seems to be key with more senior staff working on a flexible basis.
  11. In two months’ time, all eligible Australian employees will have the right to request flexible work arrangements
  12. HUMAN resources professionals are being urged to embrace flexible working practices as a way of combating the recession.
  13. 83% of senior managers and Directors work flexible hours
  14. Research shows that more part-time workers(755) work on a flexible basis, compared to those in full-time posts (64%)
  15. 85% of employees in Europe and Russia think flexible working creates new jobs
  16. Flexible working ranges from ‘flexitime’ where an employee can choose how weekly or annual hours are worked (also called ’self-rostering’)
  17. During the recession many clever companies have introduced flexible working as a way of avoiding redundancies.
  18. Flexible working keeps people in work and provides opportunities for people to get back to work
  19. Employers are not just motivated by the overall recruitment and employment benifits offered by flexible working
  20. Some organisations have gone as far as allowing many of their staff to work from home.