This means advice on flexible working legislation, strategies, policy and implementation.

Businesses need to be dynamic to thrive in an increasingly competitive global marketplace. The economic climate is constantly changing; the labour market is changing too. Individuals are increasingly looking for a more flexible working arrangement to help them balance the demands of work, professional development, caring responsibilities hobbies, travel and other external pressures. In addition, the legislative environment is providing workers with a wider array of employment rights.

Time4balance can provide advice and training to help companies understand how to devise and implement flexible working arrangements to suit their business needs whilst accommodating their employee’s personal needs for flexibility.

Some examples of these are:

• Increase competitiveness and productivity
• Flexible working arrangements can potentially help businesses to:
• Reduce rental space and associated costs
• Meet customer demand
• Operate in global time zones
• Reduce staff turnover
• Attract quality individuals from a larger pool of labour
• Become an “employer of choice”
• Meet legislative requirements

Time4balance can provide a team of specialist consultants to assist companies in devising and implementing flexible working strategies, working in association with other specialist consultancies. We provide expertise in the following areas:

Workplace Design

Architects, space planners and designers can ensure that your organisation’s workplace is providing optimum support using spaces such as break out areas, quiet concentration areas and collaborative working spaces.

Occupational Psychology

We can analyse individuals, using our personality tool, to determine whether their personality is suited to a particular mode of working. We have also developed a tool to objectively assess an individual’s particular role and its suitability to a particular working arrangement.

Change Management Specialists

Once a flexible working policy has been devised, our specialists can help the managers and overall organisational structure to support and implement the change required in culture and processes.

Information Technology

With the overwhelming plethora of devices on the market, our information consultants can advise on how to use technology to support flexible working practices.

Lawyers

The flexible working legislation is complex and potentially damaging to the employer if not complied with. We can advise on the different pieces of legislation which need to be considered when introducing flexible working. In particular, we offer specialist advice in relation to the new “right to request” a flexible arrangement under the Employment Act 2002.

Property Issues

The physical workplace is often the largest asset a company has and needs to be utilised to its maximum efficiency. We can measure the utilisation of a workplace and assess how this can be optimised.

Process Analysis

We can provide assistance in analysing the processes of a business to determine their suitability to flexible working practices.

Training

We can provide training on all of these issues for the internal management and staff to help them to implement the flexible working practices.

Rota and Scheduling

Analysis and advice on devising rota systems to accommodate flexible working practices.

Life Style Management

Assistance for your employees to meet the demands on their time.