Latest findings show most people are happy with the structure of 5 days on, 2 days off. 52% said this would be their preference.
Part-time hours were least the favoured motivator (6%) along with the 4 days on, 3 days off (8%).
Almost 1/4 of people were keen for a flexible start and finish times and 12% were aiming to work from home more.
Today, companies and organisations are moving towards choosing to offer more flexible hours/days etc in order to attract talented staff, motivate and engage their staff.
Any other preferences on how your working week would look like? Tell us here .......
In a recent study, it was revealed that 76% of workers would prefer to have a more flexible approach to their working location.
We asked over 1000 employees about whether they would want to work from home and if so, how much time would they settle for. We found....
- 25% are happy working at the office
- 8% would like to work one day per week at home
- 26% would like to work 2 to 3 days per week at home
- 41% would like to work more than 3 days per week at home
Although, there is a decent percentage of employees who are happy to remain working in an office environment, a much larger number of people are not. Why is this? Why are employers not speaking to their employees and respecting their wishes?
In some instances, really it comes down to the industry and job in which these employees are working within. How can an IT support worker who deals with on-site issues throughout a day possibly work from home. On the other hand though, a telesales person could quite happily do their job from home without the need for social interaction with colleagues. Also, being around other people throughout the day is much more sociable and allows for quicker and more comprehensive communication with colleagues.
How does working at home affect an individuals productivity? It is hard to give a blanket response to this question as when we have spoken to people in the past, some are massively self-motivated, able to get their job done without any distraction at home but others find any reason not to knuckle down. Employers are frightened at not being able to monitor daily tasks sometimes as not everyone works as hard when left to their own devices.
What are your thoughts and views on this subject? At the end of the day, should it be based on a case by case basis depending on the individuals personality, work ethic, self-motivation and more? We think so!
A new client of ours, Lifetime, is currently recruiting for Trainee Personal Trainers/Fitness Instructors across every location of the UK. They are looking for people who want to have a flexible career and who are interested and passionate about sport and fitness.
The role will allow you to be recruited into one of 600 health clubs, for example, Nuffield Health, Fitness First, David Lloyd, LA Fitness etc
You can either take a 6 week intensive training course or study flexibly whilst you are currently working. Once complete you'll not only gain nationally recognised qualifications, but you'll be supported every step of the way by Lifetime to secure a new job in the industry of your choice.
The opportunities are being advertised on TipTopJob in every location around the UK. You can find them by searching for "trainee personal trainer" in your relevant location or clicking on this link to the full list of roles across the UK for Lifetime.
Here are some of the popular locations around the UK where you can click straight to a job to read more and apply online >>>>
London
East Anglia
Birmingham
West Midlands
Cardiff
Wales
Bristol
Dorset
Devon
Oxford
Surrey
South East
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Liverpool
Newcastle
North East
