Business case for flexible working

Flexible working policies can deliver a wide range of proven benefits to any organisation. Flexible working is a huge opportunity for the NHS.

For example, financial benefits include:

• reduced property costs
• increased productivity of employees (each worker's productivity can increase by 20 to 40 per cent through less time travelling and more time working)
• lower ongoing recruitment and retention costs
• reduced staff turnover
• more satisfied and motivated employees
• improved work life balance for employees

Since BT implemented its own flexible working policies it has seen:

• 63 per cent reduction in sick leave
• 45 per cent reduction in HR spending
• disposal of 4000 buildings
• 70 per cent saving on London desk spaces
• £9.7 million saved in fuel costs in 2001 alone
• £10 million saved by employee retention