Research from Monster shows the UK is lagging behind the rest of Europe when it comes to flexible working arrangements: 17% of 1,078 employees surveyed said only certain members of staff in their organisation are allowed to work flexibly; and 3% envisage the option to work flexibly to become available soon.
The findings come only a week after new government legislation allowed an additional 4.5 million working parents of children aged 16 or under the right to request flexible working.
UK employers lag behind the rest of Europe in offering flexible working
More than half of employees in the UK (58%) say their firm has no flexible working policy and only 22% believe they work for a company with a solid flexi-time arrangement.
