The Future World of Work

2012

is the year of

flexible

working

UK, GERMANY AND NORWAY ARE THE MOST LIKELY COUNTRIES TO ALLOW FLEXIBLE WORKING. HOWEVER, ITALY, BELGIUM AND PORTUGAL ARE THE LEAST LIKELY.

7 in 10

senior IT professionals report investment in areas to allow flexible working

6 in 10

are in investing in enterprise social media

7 in 10

businesses today allow the use of personal devices in the workplace

6 in 10

provide their staff with smartphones

6 in 10

provide their staff with tablets

6 in 10

provide their staff with mobile apps

17%

of businesses provide the basic tools for flexible working

41%

of managers have implemented at least one collaborative technology

33%

of businesses with flexible working policies allow remote desktop connection

3 in 5

Organisations believe that

flexible working

attracts &

retains
talent

3 in 4

Managers believe

flexible working

increases

productivity

Only 52%

trust

their fellow workers

when working remotely

Only

25%

of companies

measure

the impact of
flexible working

63% of managers

33% of staff

report that their business offers flexible working options

THE MAJORITY OF BUSINESS LEADERS ACROSS WESTERN EUROPE SEE THE BENEFITS OF FLEXIBLE WORKING.
BUT WHERE ARE WE HEADING?

Break down the barriers!

Businesses that will be successful in the future will be those who break down the barriers between people, workplaces and technologies and empower their employees to be productive and creative wherever they are...

If European businesses want to fully reap the benefits of flexible working, they need to make information, interaction and access readily available to all their knowledge workers...

IT is a catalyst for new ways of working, but competitive advantage increasingly comes from letting employees use technology in the way they want to. This requires a business culture that puts people first.

Culture
Leadership
IT
Business

A change in leadership attitudes towards technology is required, as is only now being challenged by the tensions between economics and control with the consumerisation of IT and the development of cloud computing...

Collaboration between business and IT is necessary to understanding such trends in technology development in order to react and respond accordingly...

It is those organisations that harness the benefits of the latest technologies first that will really be able to claim maximum competitive advantage.

For more information on how your business can benefit from flexible working, visit Anywhere Working.