UK Government’s plan to extend flexible working
Mobile phone operator Orange has been conducting surveys on many of its small business customers and discovered, perhaps surprisingly, that three-quarters of small businesses support the government’s plan to extend flexible working rights to all staff. Seventy-seven per cent of the decision makers questioned on Orange’s behalf by Mori supported the idea that everyone should be allowed to request flexible terms; 20% said they would welcome the idea only if they were given time to plan for the change, while the remainder welcomed the idea unconditionally. The Guardian, Technology, Friday March 30, 2007.
Could this be the time to start working wirelessly, Wi-Fi devices are coming down in price and with the introduction of handhelds like the Nokia N800 which has built in WiFi you can check your e-mail on the move without having to read a tiny screen.
Michael Speechley @ May 17, 2007