Britain's company directors have become enthusiastic advocates of flexible working, with almost all working from home on a regular basis and more than three-quarters mirroring this by offering flexible working policies for others in their organisations.
But while a new survey of 800 members of the Institute of Directors (IoD) found that two-thirds believe working from home increased their own productivity, it also revealed evidence of their lingering concerns over the productivity of workers when not physically present in the office.
The results clearly show that the UK has embraced flexible working since the launch of the government's flexible working regulations in 2003, with 98 per cent of IoD members working from home on a regular basis.
To complement this, three quarters (76 per cent) have flexible working policies at their workplace, providing further evidence that it is firmly established on the business agenda.
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