employers give commitment to offer flexible working post pendemic

to support homeworking. Of these, two thirds of employers (66%) plan to change organisational policy to promote more homeworking. A majority of employers said they were going to increase investment in technology in terms of improving the quality of technology (59%) and the quantity of laptops and computers (51%).

Overall, just a third (33%) of employers say they plan to introduce new forms of flexible working or increase the uptake of existing flexible working arrangements more broadly, once lockdown restrictions ended. Where changes are planned, working from home regularly (70%) or all the time (45%) are most commonly cited, followed by parttime working (40%), flexi-time (39%) and compressed hours (25%).

The CIPD research entitled Embedding New Ways of Working can be viewed by visiting https://www.cipd.co.uk/knowledge/work/ trends/working-post-pandemic

The CV Library surveyed 250 UK However, job adverts in certain companies to understand their industries were more likely to attitudes towards flexible working; mention flexible working in their with the findings showing that job adverts than others, with the 62.4% of respondents already top sectors including Social Care offered it before the pandemic. (14.1% of jobs), Charity (9.6% of Alongside this, 92.7% understand jobs), IT (9.3% of jobs), Marketing that more professionals will want (7.4% of jobs) and Design (6.8% to work flexibly or remotely going of jobs). forward. A shift in attitudes an option for all professions; plus, In today’s world, flexible working it could relate to anything from has become somewhat of an flexible shift patterns, to working expectation amongst UK workers; from home. as more people look to create a seeing that remote working and events of 2020; so, it’s important The data shows that a proportion job adverts. Naturally, flexible working isn’t balance between their personal Highlighting it when hiring and professional lives. When the CV Library asked how employers plan on highlighting This has forced many companies that flexible/remote working is to shake up their traditional available in their organisation, working practises and move the most popular circumstance away from the traditional 9-5, was when speaking to office-based operation. candidates about their Alongside this, the global communicate with candidates pandemic has encouraged is massively important. Plus, organisations that may not have you’ll want to ensure you’re been as flexible previous, to to explaining the benefits of consider it going forward; after working for the company. productivity can go hand-in- In addition to this, a massive hand. 74.1% of employers say they As the CV Library study shows, their job adverts. This is definitely employers understand that more important as it may make the people will be looking for remote different between someone or flexible working after the applying or not. to shout about it throughout your Two-thirds (66.4%) say that they’ll hiring process. mention it to candidates during Including flexible working in shout about your culture and the job adverts benefits of working there. of jobs that include the term Finally, 46.6% say they’ll mention ‘flexible working’ in them has risen it when offering someone the job; from 3.4% in 2019 to 4.6% in 2020; 44.8% on their career website; indicating that more companies and 44.8% across their social are showcasing this option in their media profiles. vacancies (83.6%). How you will mention flexible working in interviews; a great opportunity to