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November 11th, 2008
UK Businesses go Flexi Friendly
Seven out of ten (69%) managers polled in the national survey said they had taken advantage of their company’s flexible working policy, reporting it has improved their performance at work.
The survey showed that working from home is the most popular type of flex, with over three quarters (76%) of managers regularly swapping their office for their house. Although a quarter (26%) of employees originally worked from home to help cut their motoring costs, as prices at the pumps fall many have woken up to the additional benefits.
Nearly two thirds (60%) said they are more productive and 55% aren’t wasting time sat in traffic. Managers also have a better work-life balance from flexible working with nearly half (47%) spending more time at home with their family and 54% are less stressed.
Despite flexible working becoming more common practice, over half (54%) actually view it as a privilege and 22% think it is so good that more of their colleagues should participate.
John Walden, managing director of Lex comments: “With so many managers reporting flexible working makes them more productive, less stressed and able to perform to optimum levels, it’s a win-win situation for employees and company bosses.
“In addition, creating a more fulfilled and positive workforce by helping them to achieve a greater work-life balance and spend fewer hours in congested traffic can only have a positive impact on driving for work, which benefits all road users.”
Lex provides fleet management solutions for businesses of every size and has specialist consultancy divisions to help companies tackle specific issues including Duty of Care obligations, cost savings options and taxation. For further information on how Lex can help your business, call 0844 335 4000 or visit www.lex.co.uk
Notes to editor
1 Survey was conducted among Lex’s database of company car drivers
About Lex
Lex is a HBOS Group company. The business owns a fleet of over 250,000 cars and vans.
Lex has a motoring heritage dating back to 1928. Today over 20,000 businesses across the UK, including two thirds of FT-SE 100 companies, trust it to provide motoring and vehicle services.
The company is the UK's largest contract hire provider of company cars and vans.
For more information, please call contact James Lambert, Head of PR at Lex on (+44) 7826 875371 or email james.lambert@lex.co.uk or Emma Vaughan/Amanda Wilson/Rowena Knight at Bright on 0121 711 5000
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