Flexible Working in the Public Sector

Aims and Objectives

As flexible working becomes an increasingly common feature of working practice across the public sector, there is a challenge to implement effective processes to ensure that the benefits of flexible working are maximised for both employers and employees.

The Government’s proposals to extend the current right to request flexible working to parents of older children will place further pressure on employers to incorporate effective practices for flexible and mobile working.

Through a series of expert led workshops and practical case studies delegates will engage with key issues and common barriers when implementing mobile and flexible working, including:

Choosing the right type of flexible working for your organisation
Changing staff culture to increase take up of new working arrangements and making the most efficient use of resources
Measuring the effectiveness of your flexible working practices
Dealing with flexible working requests, including your ‘right to refuse’ and the potential implications
Managing and motivating a dispersed and mobile workforce

Benefits of Attending

Attend this conference to hear the latest policy and pick up practical tips for developing and managing flexible working within your organisation including:

Improve your processes for implementing flexible working
- from gaining buy-in from management and staff to monitoring and maintaining momentum
Understand the key to successfully managing a workforce spread
across various locations and working varied hours
Change the staff culture in your organisation to be more receptive
to flexible and mobile working
Establish a robust process to measure the effectiveness of your flexible and mobile working, and to provide hard evidence to support your business case

Speakers

Chair: Andy Lake, Editor, Flexibility	Kevin Breach Senior Advisor/Conciliator ACAS London Region
David Robinson Project Director -"The Way We Work Programme" Hertfordshire Council	Sally Dickinson Solicitor Manches LLP
Bob Crichton Managing Director HOP Associates	John Lunt & Martin Hadland Training Consultant and Management Development Consultant Centre for Distance Management