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Survey shows rise in flexible work
 Women are still under-represented in 72 percent of British workplaces. QUICKVOTEOTHER NEWSGLOBAL OFFICE
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LONDON, England -- Flexible work practices are on the rise in Britain with more people involved with flexitime, working from home and jobsharing. A UK government-sponsored survey shows that the number of offices offering staff the opportunity to work flexibly has almost doubled in the last six years. The research, which is of one of the most comprehensive studies of the British workplace, shows that the proportion of employers offering home and term-time only work has also increased significantly. However, the number of women in top management positions in the United Kingdom has changed very little since the survey was last conducted in 1998. "The picture emerging is one where people have more choice and control over their working lives," said UK employment minister, Gerry Sutcliffe in a statement. "Although we still have work to do in some areas, the findings show that the modern workplace is moving in the right direction." The results are based on interviews with around 3,200 workplace managers, 1,000 employee representatives and over 20,000 employees countywide. In British offices, working from home is increasing, with 28 percent of workplaces offering this option to their employees (up from 16 percent in 1998). School term-time only work is offered by 28 percent of workplaces (up from 14 percent); flexi-time is available to 26 percent (up from 19 percent), while staff can sign up to job-sharing in 41 percent of offices (up from 31 per cent). The number of workplaces offering parental leave and paid paternity leave has also substantially increased. The 2004 Workplace Employment Relations Survey released earlier this week showed that more workplaces now have polices relating to equal opportunities (73 percent, up from 64 percent in 1998), with policies on sexual orientation, religion, and age all featuring more prominently. However, there has been little change in the proportion of workplaces where women are under-represented in management (72 percent, compared with 73 percent in the previous survey). 
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