This report from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development examines the way in which working from home, using a computer or telephone, is contributing to improving the work-life balance. It argues that many studies on teleworking artificially swell the numbers of teleworkers and it quotes the Office for National Statistics estimate that only 4 per cent of UK employees are full time teleworkers.The report claims that though teleworking has many merits and is likely to become more common in the future, it is currently far from as widespread as popularly perceived and unlikely ever to be a realistic prospect for the majority of workers. The likelihood is that any major breakthrough on flexible working will for most people take the form of reduced hours, flexi-time or changes in shift patterns. All features that are good for the work life balance.
ROLE OF COUNCILLORS UNDER DISCUSSION AT PARTY CONFERENCES
Local Government Minister Phil Woolas will take part this evening in a debate on the role of the modern local councillor. The discussion, at the Labour party Conference, is one of a series organised by the Local Government Information Unit and chaired by its new chief executive, Tim Thorogood.
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CALL FOR CLOSER LINKS FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY SECTOR
A new report is calling for the relationship between voluntary and community organisations and local government to be strengthened. ‘How voluntary and community organisations can help transform the local relationship’ has been produced by the National Council for Voluntary Organisations and is endorsed by the Local Government Association.
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