Mandelson Criticized for Easing UK Rules on Flextime
Businesses Actually Benefit from Helping Women Work
- As part of his efforts to limit the effect of the financial crisis in the UK, the newly restored Peter — or Lord — Mandelson called for easing regulations that pushed companies to offer flexible scheduling.
- But policies that support working parents aid employers, with the economic impact of increasing the number of women in the workplace having a potential boon to the British economy of as much as £23 billion.
- The easing of rules could undermine existing gains, the Guardian argues. Part-time work is now offered almost universally, according to a survey of companies, and job shares are widely available. Nearly half of employers encourage working from home.
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