New survey from Workology shows Family Friendly Working is on the up
11 June 2008 – Forty-one per cent of flexible workers would forgo a 100 per cent pay rise if it meant giving up control of the way they work, according to the results of a new survey by Workology, an online community that supports flexible workers, freelancers, portfolio workers, and self-employed professionals. When the incentive to return to traditional 9-5 was lowered to a 50 per cent pay increase, nearly three-quarters (72 per cent) claimed that they would prefer to keep control of their work arrangements.
Today’s working environment sees more and more people working outside the ‘traditional’ 9-5, and flexible working to support issues such as Family Friendly Working or cost savings is supported by legislation and many corporate employers. But the Workology survey suggests that the desire to take control of our working lives goes deeper than just practical considerations (i.e. a desire to pursue more personally fulfilling career avenues) Workology questioned more than 1000 flexible workers – made up of part-time or flexi-time workers, freelancers, self-employed professionals, ‘portfolio workers’, and remote workers - about their attitudes to work and their motivations for working outside the traditional 9-5. It also asked them to assess whether the benefits of non-traditional working outweighed the concerns about leaving the corporate environment. (more…)
