Monday, June 21, 2010

Employees rate work-life balance over bonus


· Flexible working is preferred benefit

· 50% employees would rather be self employed

· Corporate values more important than prestige of working for elite company


Flexible working is the most valued benefit for employees, ahead of material perks such as bonuses, according to a new PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) survey. The findings come as the new Government promises to extend the right to request flexible working to all employees.

Managing Tomorrow’s People explores the work aspirations and expectations of 1,167 professionals across the UK. Flexible working arrangements were rated the most important benefit by 47% of those surveyed, above performance related bonuses, which came second (19%).

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